{"product_id":"fables-of-la-fontaine-paperback","title":"Fables of La Fontaine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean La Fontaine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFelix Lorioux\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most widely read French poet of the 1600s, Jean de La Fontaine achieved enduring popularity with his rhyming stories of sly foxes, industrious ants, ravenous wolves, and other creatures. Drawing upon the tales of ancient Greek, Roman, and Indian storytellers, La Fontaine created a new literary milieu for The Cicada and the Ant, The Crow and the Fox, City Rat and Country Rat, and other fables. \u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1927, this splendid collection of La Fontaine's fantasies will delight devotees of modern art and book illustration as well as readers of all ages. Enchanting color illustrations grace every page, and the original French renderings of La Fontaine's witty verses are accompanied by new English translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean de La Fontaine (1621-95) was France's most famous fabulist as well as the most widely read French poet of his era.Felix Lorioux (1872-1964), who had a brief but influential tenure with Walt Disney Studios, is noted for his dreamlike illustrations for children's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756217925920,"sku":"9780486498478","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/29ed9ff3add650a8d8a2928fcc742bfc.webp?v=1780076623","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fables-of-la-fontaine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}