Odd Owls & Stout Pigs

Name: Odd Owls & Stout Pigs
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Arnold Lobel
ISBN: 9780061901652

Author: Arnold Lobel

Narrator: Mark Linn-Baker

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/20/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Humor, Children's Poetry

Synopsis

From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes another brand-new collection of rhyming stories—this time featuring a unique assortment of owls and pigs. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, Odd Owls & Stout Pigs: A Book of Nonsense is full of the same humor and wit that is found in Lobel's beloved Frog and Toad stories. This new collection will tickle kids once more and create another generation of Arnold Lobel devotees.

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 Shannon on February 09, 2014

This is a book of nonsense. It contains two stories: Odd Owls and Stout Pigs. I thought the book was fair. I would not read each book out loud consecutively with my first graders. Each story is quite lengthy and I don't think it would capture the interest of my students. I would, however, break each......more

Goodreads review by Rose on May 09, 2023

Such an honest subtitle: A Book of Nonsense! Wouldn't it be great if other such things were labeled accurately? Such as: * A political gesture of nonsense. * A love relationship of nonsense. * A world famous career as an ACTOR, entirely fantasy nonsense. * Even the fascinating form of semi-nonsense folks......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on June 25, 2023

This is truly a book of comical nonsense. I dare you to listen to the audiobook and run with your imagination. The rhyme is perfect. I can only wonder in the mystery of the lively personalities who were the lucky recipients of this personalized gift! Between the watercolor sketches and the poetry wi......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on February 10, 2022

I’m not a fan of most rhyming books, but this was so fun.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on October 21, 2017

Eh...it was okay.......more