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Giovanni, Nikki

The Grasshopper's Song: An Aesop's Fable Revisited

56 pp. | Candlewick | May, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-3021-8 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Chris Raschka. Giovanni extends Aesop's fable by exploring what might happen if Grasshopper decided to sue the ants. The stakes? "R-E-S-P-E-C-T." Some complex points of law in addition to the merits of art for art's sake are discussed, which won't be of great interest to kids. Raschka's impressionistic illustrations add lively humor to the comparatively weighty text.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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