The Race

by Caroline Repchuk, Alison Jay (Illustrator)

The Tortoise and the Hare with a new twist!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aesop's classic fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, is here reinterpreted by Caroline Repchuk, who fleshes out the tale, transforming it into the story of a global race. As Hare and Tortoise set out from England on a race to New York (by way of Asia and the Pacific), one rushes ahead and one takes his time...

I was distinctly unimpressed by Repchuk's rhyming narrative here, finding it clunky and uninspiring. Alison Jay's colorful and engaging artwork, with its distinctive "crackled" appearance, was a pleasure, but it was not enough to save The Race. There are better adaptations of this fable to be found - notably, Caroline Castle's The Hare and the Tortoise - so I would advise other Aesop devotees to give this one a miss.

[Dianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

The tortoise and the hare race to New York. Tortoise takes the easy route while Hare bounces all around the globe. I have to say I wasn't impressed by the rhyming here—it wasn't very good and made the story awkward and hard to follow. But Alison Jay's artwork is superb, as usual!

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a modern day remake of the rabbit and the tortoise tale. This time they go around the world and see who ends up getting there first.

[Maria Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a spin-off of "The Hare and The Tortoise". This will show children that it takes patience to meet their goal.

[Aleece · Rating 4 out of 5]

A twist on the traditional Hare and Tortoise race. This time they are racing to a specific destination across the world using transportation instead of racing by foot. Hare decides to take fast forms of transportation but each time seems to have problems while Tortoise takes one form of transportation. This was very cute and had great pictures to show the different places that Hare and Tortoise travel.

[Amy Stipp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bravo! I loved the flow of the rhyming text!

[Rida · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's so funny!