Classic fables have never been more appealing Charmingly illustrated by Carla Dijs and featuring a clever pop-up on every spread, each book introduces modern children to an important virtue. Gentle lessons about compassion, work, perseverance, and honesty will be reinforced with each reading.The Tortoise and the Hare/Perseverance: Aesop's tale of the persevering tortoise who outruns an overconfident tortoise has the same appeal today as it did when first written.