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by Arnold Lobel (Author), Arnold Lobel (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 York Times
"Lobel has come up with a magical addition to an ancient genre of storytelling." --Newsweek
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'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.' -- Association of Library Service to Children, ALA.
