Uncle Elephant, Arnold Lobel
Uncle Elephant, Arnold Lobel
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Uncle Elephant

Author: Arnold Lobel

Narrator: Mark Linn-Baker

Unabridged: 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/20/2009


Synopsis

Another sweet, classic bedtime tale from Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books.While his mother and father are away, a little elephant goes to visit his uncle. And what a time they have! Uncle Elephant makes wishes come true, tells amazing stories, and trumpets the dawn. The visit is perfect, except for one thing—it ends much too soon.This Level Two I Can Read is geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help.The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List (Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book.  

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 La Tonya on December 29, 2017

Uncle Elephant had to take care of his nephew when his parents were lose at sea. The time uncle elpehant and his nephew spent together were wonderful days full of adventures. Uncle Elephant told stories, showed his nephew his garden, they went for a walk, and he put on funny clothes. Every child sho......more

Goodreads review by Kimiya on May 23, 2023

Happy Birthdy to Arnold Loble, the Uncle Elephant himself. 🧡......more

Goodreads review by Josiah on September 24, 2024

No author of easy readers did subtle beauty like Arnold Lobel. His drawings and simple words capture the poignancy of life and death in ways that move readers of all ages, and Uncle Elephant does this just as well as his more famed Frog and Toad series. An elephant boy's life changes on the day his......more