The Following review was contributed by: Molly Martin

This is a book of 18 fables offered on 85 pages. You will find, the charming, A Steer and A Mouse, Three Little Giraffes in which you will find a good joke, and poetry in The Crow and The Turtle. Distlefink Farm is home to Alex a friendly steer, Jacob a near sighted excitable crow and lots and lots of mice. Their story is told by Eddie the Giraffe.

Belling Fido is offered in three parts. Something is missing in the Kingdon of Dye, read about it in The Free Agent, The Bear Sees Something in The Water helps explain why we should not talk with our mouth full. For a humorous take off on 'Red's story' children will enjoy Sherlock Ed Riding Hood, Just Kidding which is Eddie's version of the ant and grasshopper oldie are included in the work. Brer Bears Baked Beans, Eddie Morella, Herbert T Wolf in Sheep's Clothing and Edsel and his Brothers are more titles found in this list of fables. The Bear and The Turtle, The Levittown Musicians, Eddie and the Beanstalk, my personal favorite in which the world's smallest giant is found and Mighty Eddie round out the work. Distlefink Farm is also home to the grumpy turtle Julius and is visited now and again by Barton Bear. We are delighted to find Herbert T. Wolf is a lovely fellow despite his name and those long sharp teeth.

Eddie's Fabulous Fables is an entertaining work sure to delight children of all ages. Chris Williams had set down both prose and poetry and just plain fun in his book filled with line drawings that I found very appealing. I like the black and white effect of the art work produced by Nicole Williams, and believe it will appeal to children.

The book has tales measuring only one page and others that cover several. The only thing I would like to see is a word list at the end of the book and a target audience noted. Both of these are helpful to parents, teachers, and school media/library personnel.

This is a read to book for younger children as child and Mom, Teacher, para professional in the classroom, older sibling or schoolmate gather round the monitor. It is a read alone with some explanation of word list for older children. Subject matter will have appeal to all ages. This is a book I would use in my own classroom with children ages 5-7.