A re-telling of Aesop's classic moral tales - some well-known and some almost unknown. Rap your way through these wacky new versions of Aesop's classic fables, supported by vibrant subversive illustations.

“Aesop’s fables are brought slap up-to-date in Vivian French and Korky Paul’s vigorous retelling. Aesop’s Funky Fables deftly weaves a bouncing text and frenzied artwork into a joyful collection which begs to be read aloud…Superb imagery, tautness of language and wordplay ensure loads of appeal and contemporary relevance.” Junior Education (Book of the Month)

“Her prose is alive with comic energy, and she uses rhymes, raps, and refrains that insist upon youthful participation. Classrooms will light up, given a teacher with a weakness for performance…There’s no drawing breath until the last line.” TES

“Vivian French’s retellings bounce along, sometimes with rhyme, sometimes in the first person with sound effects and sometimes in conventional prose that reads aloud beautifully… These pleased older audiences who thought Aesop’s original tales were a bit old hat for them. Once introduced to this version, it became a firm favourite.” Child Education

“French’s rumbustious prose… is perfectly matched by Paul’s vigorously comic illustrations. Ideal for reading aloud to four-to-seven-year-olds.” Sunday Telegraph

“While crafty foxes and endearingly stupid crows have always managed to find a place in every generation, this subversive retelling of favourite fables has probably hit the high spot in terms of remixes.” The Express on Sunday

“Full of rhythm, rap and humour, this is Aesop with a difference.” The Bookseller

“French’s impressive range of voice reveals a keen ear for dialogue and description: the characters are virtually audible; the scenes seem to perform themselves… storytelling at its entertaining best.” Publishers Weekly

“Classic fables such as The Fox and the Crow, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Hare and the Tortoise are amusingly retold for a contemporary readership… lots of onomatopoeic sounds and word games.” M Magazine