Natalie Portman's Fables

Name: Natalie Portman's Fables
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Natalie Portman
ISBN: 9781250759481

Author: Natalie Portman

Narrator: Natalie Portman

Unabridged: 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners

Published: 10/20/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

This program is read by Natalie Portman.

Academy Award-winning actress, director, producer, and activist Natalie Portman retells three classic fables and imbues them with wit and wisdom.

From realizing that there is no “right” way to live to respecting our planet and learning what really makes someone a winner, the messages at the heart of Natalie Portman’s Fables are modern takes on timeless life lessons.

Told with a playful, kid-friendly voice, Portman’s insightful retellings of The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse and City Mouse are sure to become beloved additions to family libraries.

A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends

About Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is an Academy Award-winning actress, director, producer, and activist whose credits include Leon: The Professional, Cold Mountain, Closer, V for Vendetta, the Star Wars franchise prequels, A Tale of Love and Darkness, Jackie, and Thor: Love and Thunder. Born in Jerusalem, Israel, she is a graduate of Harvard University, and now lives with her family in Los Angeles. Natalie Portman’s Fables is her debut picture book.

About Janna Mattia

Janna Mattia was born and raised in San Diego. She received a degree in Illustration for Entertainment from Laguna College of Art and Design, and now works on concept and character art for film, illustration for licensing, and private commissions. Natalie Portman's Fables is her picture book debut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nursebookie

Academy Award-winning actress Natalie Portman writes a beautiful retelling of three classic tales “fables” we have all grown up reading that includes The Tortoise and the Hare, The Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse and City Mouse. Told in beautiful voice full of wisdom our children and adults ali......more

Goodreads review by Allison

I (& my kiddos) loved these renditions of classic fables! I love that they rhyme and she puts a "green" spin to the stories we all know and love from childhood. Lessons such as being kind, being attentive, keeping our Earth clean, and healthy choices were just some of them. Thank you to Goodreads an......more

Goodreads review by Zibby

Fables retells three classic fables with humor: the Tortoise and the Hare, the Three Little Pigs, and Country Mouse & City Mouse. These modern retellings focus on lessons every kid needs to get through classic stories. I read FABLES to my kids, and they loved it. I enjoyed how Natalie managed to sque......more