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Haddock Hirata Series

1989? Country Mouse and Town Mouse/The Monkey King. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

Here a hunter (Black African) gets the monkey king. Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. The righthand pages are full illustrations, while the left present the text with one telling symbol. The English is sometimes a little off. The venue is often Africa. The morals sometimes miss the point. The back cover advertises that the characters "help to teach moral behavior to our children." All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

1989? A Donkey in Lion's Disguise/A Wolf and a Lamb/The Bear and the Travelers. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

The raccoon discovers the lion-clad donkey. The lamb needs time to digest. The moral works from the lamb, not the wolf; I think that is a bad choice. One traveler is so fat that he cannot climb the tree. Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

1989? Ants and Grasshoppers/Three Oxen and a Lion. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

There are three grasshoppers instead of the usual one. The ant's last word is "Just go on singing now." The lion--in the African savanna--gets the oxen arguing among themselves. Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

1989? A Cowardly Bat/A Donkey and a Foolish Wolf/A Crow that was Tricked. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

The battle between the birds and the animals is set in Africa and gets detailed description. The monkeys wear coconuts and ride elephants! Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. The moral for "A Donkey and a Foolish Wolf" misses the point. All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

1989? A Mouse's Gratitude/The Foolish Tiger and the Foolish Leopard/Outsmarting the Cat. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

The mouse is spared because she has seven children. The final story (BC) has a good moral: "What you cannot do yourself, do not expect others to do." Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

1989? The North Wind and the Sun/A Lion and a Mosquito/An Eagle and a Crow. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. The righthand pages are full illustrations, while the left present the text with one telling symbol. The English is sometimes a little off. The morals sometimes miss the point. The back cover advertises that the characters "help to teach moral behavior to our children." All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

1989? A Crow in Borrowed Feathers/The Boy Who Cried `Wolf!' Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92. Second, slightly different, copy for $3 from Second Story, Bethesda, Jan., '96.

Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. The righthand pages are full illustrations, while the left present the text with one telling symbol. This version adds a nymph to the "crow and feathers" story and makes it a matter of selecting a king. All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. This volume seems unique in that it changes the title of the second story from "The Shepherd Who Alwasy Lied." The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone. The second copy was both printed and bound in the United Kingdom and has slightly different approaches to the last page and the back cover. Its coloration is not as strong as that of the first copy.

1989? The Hare and the Tortoise/A Foolish Miller and His Donkey. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. The righthand pages are full illustrations, while the left present the text with one telling symbol. This edition corrects the mistake of substituting lead for led on 19. The morals sometimes miss the point. The back cover advertises that the characters "help to teach moral behavior to our children." All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

1989? A Greedy Dog/The Gold Ax and the Silver Ax. Aesop's Fables. ©Shogo Hirata. First published by JOIE, INC. Printed in the UK, bound in Belgium. First published in the UK by Peter Haddock Ltd., Bridlington, England. $1.40 at discount bookstore in Oxford, July, '92.

The first story adds a small dog, from whom the meat is stolen. Good lively cartoon work in the Disney tradition. The righthand pages are full illustrations, while the left present the text with one telling symbol. The English is sometimes a little off. The morals sometimes miss the point. All in this series of nine (I am apparently missing the tenth) add hard covers and a title page to the JOIE softbound text. The inside color is never as brilliant as JOIE's. The covers are the same, but with new fonts and a cameo of "Aesop's Fables" instead of doubled print; the volume number, "Illustrated Fantasy Book for Children," and the horn-blowing angel are gone.

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