Once upon a time, in the great forest, the hare and the tortoise met. The hare seized the opportunity and began to mock the tortoise: "Oh, tortoise, I pity you! You walk so slowly and go nowhere." The tortoise, then, shouted angrily at the hare: "It seems you think you can win against everyone! But let's race, I challenge you now!

The new series Once Upon a Time... introduces our little friends to the beloved world of Aesop's fables and their unique heroes in new adaptations and stunning illustrations!

Each book in the series is accompanied by fun activities through which children cultivate and develop skills such as:

• observation
• the fine motor skill of writing
• memory
• oral speech production.