Fables

    Fables

    By Arnold Lobel Read by Mark Linn-Baker

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    Winner of the Caldecott MedalA 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...

    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 Y... Read More

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    Winner of the Caldecott MedalA 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...

    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 Y... Read More
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    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

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    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Imprint: HarperCollins
    • Publication Date: 20th October 2009
    • ISBN: 9780061901638
    Author Bio

    Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) illustrated many wonderful children’s books but is most beloved for his Frog and Toad stories, including the first one, Frog and Toad Are Friends, published in 1970. The books have garnered much acclaim, including a Caldecott Honor for Frog and Toad Are Friends and a Newbery Honor for Frog and Toad Together. These were followed by Frog and Toad All Year and Days with Frog and Toad.

    Mark Linn-Baker was most recently seen as "Toad" in the Broadway musical A Year with Frog and Toad. He is a producing director of New York Stage and Film, and his Broadway credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Face Value, and Doonesbury. For many, he is best known as Larry Appleton of television's Perfect Strangers.

    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

    • Publisher: HarperCollins
    • Imprint: HarperCollins
    • Publication Date: 20th October 2009
    • ISBN: 9780061901638

    Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) illustrated many wonderful children’s books but is most beloved for his Frog and Toad stories, including the first one, Frog and Toad Are Friends, published in 1970. The books have garnered much acclaim, including a Caldecott Honor for Frog and Toad Are Friends and a Newbery Honor for Frog and Toad Together. These were followed by Frog and Toad All Year and Days with Frog and Toad.

    Mark Linn-Baker was most recently seen as "Toad" in the Broadway musical A Year with Frog and Toad. He is a producing director of New York Stage and Film, and his Broadway credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Face Value, and Doonesbury. For many, he is best known as Larry Appleton of television's Perfect Strangers.