A collection of folkTales at their absolute best ( Elizabeth Bird, SLJ.com) about a legendary scoundrel, brought to new Life through Renate Raecke\'s lively retelling and Jonas Laustr er\'s expressive illustrations .
They speak to us now as much as ever, for who among us doesn\'t know a Reynard-like figure in our lives?.
In this expertly retold version, the classic Tales of Reynard\'s exploits find a new life.
While we may suffer from his pranks, at the same time we smile at the shrewd thinking through which he escapes hopeless situations.
Reynard is a rascal, a ne\'er-do-well.
The Tales of his schemes have been told many times, and he always manages to win readers\' sympathies.
Reynard the Fox has been a staple trickster character of European literature since at least the Middle Ages.
A collection of folkTales at their absolute best ( Elizabeth Bird, SLJ.com) about a legendary scoundrel, brought to new Life through Renate Raecke\'s lively retelling and Jonas Laustr er\'s expressive illustrations
