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. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lobel won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for his book Fables. The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. ...
Lobel also illustrated the works of other authors. A notable example is Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, first published in 1969. Nathaniel Benchley (November 13, 1915 - December 14, 1981) was an American author. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
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 (1977)
Grasshopper on the Road (1978)
Days with Frog and Toad (1979)
Fables (1980)
Uncle Elephant (1981)
The Book of Pigericks: Pig Limericks (1983)
The Rose in My Garden (1984)
References
Shannon, George. Arnold Lobel. Boston: Twayne, 1989.
Written at a time when Lobel's own beloved grandmother was confined to a nursing home and unaware of her surroundings, Lobel created this story of old age the way he thought it ought to be.
Lobel uses the old formula of wise man and fool for this folktale like story wherein the fool demands to know how to move a mountain.
ArnoldLobel and his wife, Anita, seldom collaborated on a book, but this time they did.
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