Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other charactersand moralsthat have inspired countless readers for centuries. With more than fifty magnificent full-color illustrations, this handsome edition is a must for every bookshelf.

    They have incredible powers but they also have lethal enemies. Margaret Simpson's retelling of this ancient Hindu story seeks to reveal a deep meaning to life and existence.

    Challenged to prove themselves worthy, the dragon community must discover the perfect gift.What gifts, wonders Chiang-An, could he possibly find which would elevate him above the older dragons? Which part of China could he search where the older and more powerful dragons wouldn't get there first? Chiang-An decides he must journey where he has never gone before to search for his treasures, far from his village and far outside China.As he travels, each dragon he meets, from England, Africa, Mexico, and North America, shares with him wonderful dragon wisdoms and contributes unique gifts to Chiang-An's search. When he returns to China on New Year's Eve of the Year of the Dragon, Chiang-An carries the gift which will be able to "last a thousand years".

    Lynch retells fourteen of Aesop's best-loved tales -- from the tortoise and the hare to the fox and the lion -- illustrating each with amazing handmade fabric collages featuring interesting materials, textures, and borders.

    Celebrated for his imaginative use of the 19th century cyanotype process, Dugdale's blue images are distinct for their subtle and lyrical quality as well as their emotional resonance. In 1993 Dugdale lost 80 percent of his sight to an HIV-related illness, but has continued to pursue his art, as his creative vision has only grown stronger. This book bears witness to the photographs he created from the onset of his blindness to the present through Dugdale's photographs and words. The design of Life's Evening Hour complements the thoughtful nature of the photographs, and making reference to personal journals and common prayer books, the slipcase, clothbound binding, fine printing and papers as well as ribbon to mark pages distinguish thins book as a high-quality collection of a unique photographer's work.