New Releases by Slade Morrison

A collection of eight children''s books by Toni Morrison, which includes retellings of some of Aesop''s fables as well as stories of friendship and imagination.

A hip, sly, exuberant retelling of Aesop''s fable, for children of all ages—written by Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison, and ingeniously illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. "How can you say I never worked a day? ART is WORK. It just looks like play," so says Foxy G to his buddy Kid A, in Toni and Slade Morrison''s sassy, sly tale of friendship, betrayal, and survival—or not. Generation after generation, classic fables, folklore, and myth remain popular because they quicken the imagination of readers and listeners of all ages. We, the creators of the Who''s Got Game? series were inspired by the wonder of Aesop''s Fables—their vitality, their endless demand for more interpretations. In our versions the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings reimagined; the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. Anything can happen!

In this charmingly subversive reinterpretation of a classic tale, the Morrisons and Pascal Lemaitre take a hilarious look at bullying. The cocky lion, the self-proclaimed "baddest in the land," believes himself invincible until he gets a thorn stuck in his paw. Only a weak little mouse can help him, but then the lion must indulge the mouse''s ridiculous pride and appetite for power. Generation after generation, classic fables, folklore, and myth remain popular because they quicken the imagination of readers and listeners of all ages. We, the creators of the Who''s Got Game? series were inspired by the wonder of Aesop''s Fables—their vitality, their endless demand for more interpretations. In our versions the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings reimagined; the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. Anything can happen!

On a gray, rainy day, everything seems particularly frightening and bad to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along.

Nobel Prize recipient Toni Morrison and her son, Slade, breathe new life into this classic fable in which the hare learns a very important lesson. Full color.

Three popular tales from Toni and Slade Morrison, Poppy or the Snake? The Lion or the Mouse? and The Ant or the Grasshopper? in one volume. Told with vibrant language and rich in rhythm, these are truly empowering and inspiring tales. Pascal''s Lemaitre''s ingenious illustrations add sophistication to the Morrison''s wry and defiantly ambiguous text, making the Who''s Got Game? series a favourite among both adults and children. In these tales anything can happen...and quite often does!

Illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. Toni Morrison''s second picture book written with her son, Slade Morrison, offers a humorous look at how children interpret daily events. Sometimes people are mean intentionally, sometimes not. But this wise child, rendered as a delightful cartoon bunny by Pascal Lemaitre, learns how to rise above all meanness in the end. In full-colour throughout. Ages 4-8.

Because they do not abide by the rules written by the adults around them, three children are judged unable to handle their freedom and forced to live in a box with three locks on the door.