Squids Will be Squids

Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith

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Puffin
26 May 2003

Children's & Educational; Traditional stories (Children's&YA)

Sure we'd all love to be able to go around telling stories about all the weird, scary, and just-plain-annoying people that we know. But the truth is, no one likes a gossip. Here, the irrepressible Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have found a way around that problem-they just make like Aesop and change all the people to animals or food, add a moral to each story, and call the stories fables!

With tales like ""Little Walrus,"" in which too much of the truth is a dangerous thing, the cautionary ""Slug's Big Moment,"" wherein Slug is so caught up in herself that she doesn't see the steamroller behind her, and ""Straw and Matches,"" which illustrates quite clearly why you should never play with matches (because they cheat), the eighteen fables in this uproarious collection are sure to delight readers both young and old.

By: Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 304mm, Width: 228mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780142500408
ISBN 10: 0142500402
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 26 May 2003
Recommended Age: From 5 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 5-7 years , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jon Scieszka began to train as a doctor but left to take a course in fiction writing at Columbia University and to become a teacher. He lives in Brooklyn and spends his time writing and talking about books. Lane Smith, an acclaimed author/illustrator, has achieved major success in his collaborations with Jon Scieszka. He also provided the original concept and illustrations for the hit film James and the Giant Peach. He lives in New York.