Fables You Shouldn't Pay Any Attention to

by Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Worth Van Clief

Book Overview

In this new edition of the classic companion to Tales for the Perfect Child, Sergio Ruzzier lends his signature humor to Florence Parry Heide and Sylvia Worth Van Clief's delectably subversive fables. Genevieve is careless. Muriel is discontented. Phoebe is always putting off until tomorrow what she should be doing today. And Chester is the laziest turkey you ever heard of. Caleb and Conrad, on the other hand, are polite and kind and thoughtful and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481463837
• ISBN13: 9781481463836
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

Not for your typical child

This book is true to the title: you certainly wouldn't want your kid to pay attention to the seven fables found in this book! In them, greediness, laziness, discontent, selfishness, carelessness, and lying are rewarded, while gracious, kind, and thoughtful children end up getting spanked. It's the ultimate in evil turnabout, and one of the funniest books I've ever read. This book would make a great present for someone (child or adult!) with a wicked and quirky sense of humor, but don't give it to any impressionable young minds! The illustrations are truly ugly, perfectly complimenting this nasty little gem.