Fables
What's Fables About
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
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Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children’s books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal–winning Fables.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780060239732
- Publication Date
- August 6, 1980
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1980
- Page Count
- 48
- Words Per Page
- 114
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lexile® Level
- 540L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 40318
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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