★ “Elegant, spare prose and stunning, imaginative illustrations breathe new life into old tales in this collection of Aesop’s fables. …unusual perspectives or intriguing details….the pictures are definitely worth the price of admission.” – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, R - recommended

“The wall-calendar-type layout successfully showcases the illustrations of this offbeat adaptation of Aesop’s fables. …. the prose will work for reading aloud, and the absurd, funny pictures add dimension to the short narratives.” – School Library Journal

“Each [tale] a stunner, with the slyest little details bedecking the edges of the bottom pages. I love them all but it’s The Lion and the Mouse here that has my heart. I don’t know why no other illustrator has ever considering trapping not just the lion but other animals and creatures in nets, but Imai has and it’s brilliant.” – Elizabeth Bird, A Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal

“For the child who already loves the classics, you can’t go wrong with “Tales from the Brothers Grimm,” selected and illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger; or “Aesop’s Fables” from Ayano Imai. These books are filled with stories your giftee will love, and new artwork that definitely adds to each story.” – nationally syndicated review column: New York Parenting News / Palm Beach Garden magazine

“Right away the young reader will notice something uncommon about “Aesop’s Fables” (Michael Neugebauer, 26 pages, $17.99): It opens horizontally, like a calendar. Inside, keeping with the calendar feel, Ayano Imai’s atmospheric paintings on the top page are paired with Martin West’s spare recapitulations of Aesop morality tales on the bottom…. In this striking edition, the dreamy, surreal quality of Ms. Imai's illustrations draws the eye even as Aesop’s tough truths may occasionally repel the heart.” – Wall Street Journal

“Filled with 13 traditional tales, the stories are abbreviated heavily, and are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations, also of the type that is well-suited to hanging on the wall. If you have a very young child to whom you want to introduce Aesop, this book is a great candidate.” – Geekdad.com

If every home and school library could buy just one copy of these classic tales, this would be the volume to purchase. Ayano Imai’s superb pictures add a piquant, surreal note to these 13 stories. – Washington Parent