This Reading Rainbow Book is an absolutely wonderful rendition of the famous Aesop's fable. The illustrations are detailed and engaging; there's always something more to spot. The narration elaborates cleverly on the original (adding tortoise's friends helping with pre-race training, for example) without diminishing the story's lesson. The hare delays himself by stopping for a drink, for snacks, for a nap: he's the ultimate in self-distraction and getting off course. True to fable form, the tale ends with a powerful lesson.