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Fables

by Arnold Lobel

A playful collection of fables

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Awards & Recognition

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    Caldecott Medal winner

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A playful collection of fables

Arnold Lobel’s Fables brings the traditional storytelling form into a world of comic impossibilities: pigs fly through marshmallow clouds, and camels pirouette in the desert. The collection is described as humorous and silly, with its fanciful images giving young readers a clear taste of the nonsense at play. Its fable format connects these outlandish scenes to an old tradition of storytelling, while the emphasis here is on imaginative fun.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8, the listed target age group
  • Young readers who enjoy humorous, fanciful stories
  • Families looking for a collection of fables to share aloud

Themes

Fables and traditional storytellingImagination and absurdityHumor and nonsense

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Book overview

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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