Arnold Lobel

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Arnold Lobel
Arnold Lobel

Arnold Lobel (born May 22, 1933, died December 4, 1987) was a popular author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those in the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association.

Lobel won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for his book Fables.

Lobel also illustrated the works of other authors. A notable example is Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, first published in 1969.

He was born in Schenectady, New York, and when he graduated from art school, he married Anita Kempler, and they moved to New York, New York.

[edit] Selected works

  • Small Pig (1969)
  • Frog and Toad Are Friends (1970)
  • Frog and Toad Together (1972)
  • Owl at Home (1975)
  • Frog and Toad all Year (1976)
  • Mouse Soup (HarperCollins: 1977) ISBN 0060239670
  • Grasshopper on the Road (1978)
  • Days with Frog and Toad (1979)
  • Fables (1980)
  • Uncle Elephant (1981)
  • Ming Lo Moves the Mountain (1982)
  • The Book of Pigericks: Pig Limericks (1983)
  • The Rose in My Garden (1984)

[edit] References

  • Shannon, George. Arnold Lobel. Boston: Twayne, 1989.
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