Fabulist Books · Illustrated editions

Stories with a rhythm all their own.

Five vivid tales of wit, wonder, courage, celebration, and consequence.

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A monkey watches from a rose-apple tree while a crocodile moves through patterned river currents below.
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Ananse the spider appears above a circle of listeners as story paths open across the night.

Ananse and the Sky-God’s Stories

Ananse and the Sky-God’s Stories
$19.99 USD
Heungbu releases a swallow as its flight path opens toward vines and ripening gourds.

Heungbu and the Swallow

Heungbu and the Swallow
$19.99 USD
Tiny Issun-bōshi crosses immense currents in a bowl using a chopstick oar.

Issun-bōshi

Issun-bōshi
$19.99 USD
A dark carrier bird flies through a musical sky with a tortoise hidden inside its wooden instrument.

The Festival in the Sky

The Festival in the Sky
$19.99 USD
A monkey watches from a fruiting tree above a crocodile moving through patterned river currents.

The Monkey and the Crocodile: A River Tale of Quick Thinking

The Monkey and the Crocodile: A River Tale of Quick Thinking
$19.99 USD