Most Popular Books by Richard Johnson

Eight of Aesop's entertaining fables are retold here with a difference. Clever,
imaginative reworkings of these timeless tales bring ancient Greece and the
character of Aesop, the freed slave turned master storyteller, vividly to life. Aesop himself introduces each story with the real-life events that inspired his tale. Ideal for young readers who are beginning to enjoy reading alone, the stories are also perfect for sharing with younger children. Glowingly illustrated in warm, rich tones, these moral lessons remain as relevant to today's children as they were to the ancient Greeks.

Maria lives with her grandfather in a small mountain village in the snowy north. One winter morning on her way to school she spots a small grey bundle lying under a tree, half-covered in the powdery snow a wolf cub! Maria knows that she should leave the cub, but her curiosity and compassion are aroused. Will the cub still be there when she walks home?