New York: Scribner, 2003. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first in a series of adaptations of Aesop's fables. Morrison explains the books thus: 'We, the creators of 'who's got game' were inspired by the wonder of Aesop's Fables - their vitality, their endless demand for new interpretations. In our versions, the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings re-imagined. 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.' SIGNED on the title page by Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. Illustrated in full color in a graphic book style by Pascal Lemaitre. Slightly oversized, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-7432-22474.

New York: Dutton, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - Humorous modern retelling of six of Aesop's fables - The Fox and the Crow; The Cat and the Fox; The Fox and the Goat; The Fox and the Stork; The Stag and His Mirrors; The Hare and the Tortoise - illustrated by Tony Ross. Square format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-8037-02914.