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32 pp.
| McElderry |
March, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-5140-7$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Giuliano Ferri.
Ant compulsively counts his food stores while Grasshopper incessantly makes music. In a departure from tradition, Ant misses the fiddling when Grasshopper is silenced by winter's cold; finding him half-dead, Ant revives Grasshopper and joins him in song. Aesop's moral is superseded by a new one: "Everybody counts." It's all a little drawn out but also satisfying. Both bright-eyed creatures have personality.