The Tortoise and the Hare, Narrated by the Silly But Truthful Tortoise

Other Side of the Fable

by Nancy Loewen, Russ Cox (Illustrator)

The tortoise may be slow, but he's killing it onstage, much to the hare's dismay. Get every punchline straight from the reptilian comedian's mouth in this fractured take on a classic Aesop's fable that subtly teaches, and encourages discussion of, the concept of perspective. Includes a condensed version of the original tale.

Genres: Picture Books, Folklore

24 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2018

About the author

Nancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She's published more than 140 books for children. FOUR TO THE POLE (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) and THE LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her WRITER'S TOOLBOX series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers.

Nancy lives in Saint Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She has two adult children and a cat who sometimes bites her knees under the table as she writes.

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jiffy the Hare doesn’t really feel very good about himself. He’s so much slower than all the other hares. Which is why he chooses to pick on Balderdash, or Dash, the Tortoise. His teasing, however, is really a blessing for Dash. “I learned to find the funny.” And the race is just the beginning of his new career as a comedian ... and guess who his partner is?

This is such a great series to teach kids about voice and point of view. This one is really a lot of fun.

[Cyndy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An Aesop's fable from the other side. This was a really cute story!