Reminded me of Wayside stories but not as funny. Some stories were better than others. And some seemed too similar to Wayside stories, almost copied. The puns were clever and there were little grown-up jokes that would go over the heads of the kids but the stories were not compelling to me. ( )

I love this book! I read it every year with my fourth grade class because it is so witty and clever. It gets the students really excited about fables and wordplay. ( )

Almost as good as Sachar's Wayside School stories. Also reminds me a bit of the comic strip Frazz and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. There's a sequel - yay! ( )

I liked this version of Aesop's fables more than the originals but I found these chapters to be very different and possibly easier for young readers. The stories and fables are much more spread out over the course of the book, as they are separated into chapters, as opposed to short stories with very explicit morals or messages. The stories are very engaging and fun to read, with great adjectives and imagery. Mr. Jupiter is a new and precocious teacher that teaches fourth grade at Aesop Elementary School with very ornery students, that learned lessons throughout the book as students are showcased in their struggles. Some of the lessons that are covered include "It's one thing to talk about it, another to do it," "be careful for what you wish for," and "don't count your chickens before they hatch." ( )

An updated version of Aesop's fables, this book brings a contemporary twist to the classic lessons. Set in a present day school, a classroom of fourth graders, with the help of their very unique teacher Mr. Jupiter, learn lessons in character and acceptance of others through seemingly ordinary events. Each chapter ends in a stated moral. ( )