{"product_id":"ant-or-the-grasshopper-paperback","title":"Ant or the Grasshopper? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSlade Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePascal Lemaitre\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hip, sly, exuberant retelling of Aesop's fable, for children of all ages--written by Nobel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison, and ingeniously illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"How can you say I never worked a day? \u003ci\u003eART is WORK.\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeneration 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!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eToni Morrison (1931-2019) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her contributions to the modern canon are numerous. Some of her acclaimed titles include: \u003ci\u003eThe Bluest Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSong of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature 1993. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Slade Morrison was born in Ohio and educated in New York City. He studied art at SUNY Purchase and collaborated with his mother, Toni Morrison, on five books for children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pascal Lemaitre illustrated Toni and Slade Morrison's bestselling \u003ci\u003eWho's Got Game?: Three Fables\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many other books for children. He and his family divide their time between Brussels, Belgium, where he teaches illustration, and Brooklyn, New York. Visit him online at PascalLemaitre.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 36\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.8 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383640080562,"sku":"9781476792699","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3f1e017974a10f96eadc1dd37196e9c5.webp?v=1777864721","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/ant-or-the-grasshopper-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}