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Fables / written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel.

Lobel, Arnold,: (author,:, illustrator.). Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) (Added Author).

Summary:

A pig flying through marshmallow clouds? A camel pirouetting through the desert? Where else could a reader find such marvelous things but in a fable? From the author-illustrator behind beloved Frog and Toad, Arnold Lobel, comes a collection of humorous, silly fables that will delight readers young and old.

Record details

ISBN: 0060239743
ISBN: 9780060239749
ISBN: 0064430464
ISBN: 9780064430463
ISBN: 9781442050617
ISBN: 1442050616
Physical Description: 40 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: [New York, NY] : Harper & Row, Publishers, [1980]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

The crocodile in the bedroom -- The ducks and the fox -- King Lion and the beetle -- The lobster and the crab -- The hen and the apple tree -- The baboon's umbrella -- The frogs at the rainbow's end -- The bear and the crow -- The cat and his visions -- The ostrich in love -- The camel dances -- The poor old dog -- Madame Rhinoceros and her dress -- The bad kangaroo -- The pig at the candy store -- The elephant and his son -- The pelican and the crane -- The young rooster -- The hippopotamus at dinner -- The mouse at the seashore.

Awards Note:

Winner, Caldecott Medal, 1981.

ALA Notable Children's Books of 1980.