I have always loved Æsop's Fables, so leaped upon a modern collection of similar tales with eager glee! And I have not been disappointed. From an analysis of why Æsop's Fables have proved so enduringly popular from editor Robin D. Laws to the individual tales, there is much to be found here be it from a casual dip to a detailed read... and re-read (I forsee many of those, this is going straight onto my e-book reader!).

Interestingly, despite a wide range of authors contributing, the stories are told with almost a common voice, the style of Æsop himself - yet still retain each individual author's own flair in storytelling.

I shall be learning a few (many?) of these to add to my traditional storytelling repetoire, they're that good.