Acest volum de fabule de La Fontaine ofera copiilor, intr-o forma placuta si amuzanta, intreaga intelepciune adunata de marele om de litere de-a lungul vietii sale. O lectura de o valoare inestimabila pentru copii, mai ales in epoca moderna - ea le ofera de timpuriu lectii despre viata, intr-o forma pe intelegera lor, ajutandu-i sa se poata feri de necazuri.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small.