Patronio's 51 Stories

Nearly seven hundred years ago, Count Lucanor turns to Patronio with questions that still matter: Whom can you trust? How do you spot a trick? When should you say no? Instead of giving easy answers, the old counselor tells stories — of foxes and crows, vain kings, true friends, far-sighted ants, and courageous children.

This adaptation of all 51 tales by Don Juan Manuel, Lord of Villena, gives readers ages 8 and up short adventures, humor, words from the medieval world, memorable rhymes, and activities for thinking, talking, and drawing.

A nearly seven-hundred-year-old classic in a warm, illustrated edition for families, classrooms, and young readers.