| Fables: A Caldecott Award Winner Contributor(s): Lobel, Arnold (Author), Lobel, Arnold (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060239735 ISBN-13: 9780060239732 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1980 Annotation: "Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals. . . . The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves".--ALA Booklist. Caldecott Medal winner. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 79002004 |
| Lexile Measure: 540 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8" W x 11.6" (1 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 40318 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Caldecott Medal 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. "The most remarkable of the author-illustrator's 60-plus bestselling award winners." --Publishers Weekly "There is enough cheerful nonsense in Mr. Lobel's fables to endear any child listener." --The New York Times "Lobel has come up with a magical addition to an ancient genre of storytelling." --Newsweek |
Contributor Bio(s): Lobel, Arnold: - Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables. Lobel, Arnold: -Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal winning Fables. |