Fables

Name: Fables
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Arnold Lobel
ISBN: 9780061901638

Author: Arnold Lobel

Narrator: Mark Linn-Baker

Unabridged: 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/20/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales, Animal Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

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 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

About Arnold Lobel

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.

About Mark Linn-Baker

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista

Arnold Lobel has written his own fables, one page stories, in this collection. There is a lesson in each one and the lessons are written at the bottom of the page for each story. This is a long book that is a lot to read in one setting, but better spread over a few nights. The artwork is lovely and......more

Goodreads review by Miranda

3.5 starsArnold Lobel - most famous for his Frog and Toad series - has also written a series of fables centered around lively animals, whimsical moments and crazy situations. For the most part, I really enjoyed it. There's only 48 pages but wow - he certainly crammed a LOT of content in there. Tw......more

Goodreads review by Nick

This book was a quick read with a nice old writing style that is built up of a bunch of tiny little fables. The book was okay, but the book didn't pop out as the best book I have ever read. (Finished my genre graph)......more

Goodreads review by Laura

1981 Caldecott Medal This has 20 written and illustrated fables. Each fable contains a timeless moral that all children could benefit from. I think reading a fable or two at a time would work best, since the fables are sort of lengthy.......more