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.
Caldecott Medal; ALA Notable Children's Book.
Full-color illustrations.
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.