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Fables: A Caldecott Award Winner Paperback – Picture Book, September 7, 1983

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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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'Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals. . . . The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves.' -- Association of Library Service to Children, ALA.

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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.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; Reprint edition (September 7, 1983)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0064430464
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064430463
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years, from customers
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 540L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 4
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.12 x 11.5 inches

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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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Nice read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 26, 2021

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Young children love the short stories, and it is a good way to teach them life lessons...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 7, 2014

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Fables is a book of a bunch of one page stories with a moral at the end. The stories are very real life, and at the end of most of them I find myself thinking, "too true". It has great variety and I really enjoy reading Fables with my boys. The morals are very basic, but I think may still be lost on younger ages. My oldest is 5 and he is just starting to grasp *some* of the morals. we've talked about them a lot. I would recommend this book for age 5 at the earliest... but not to worry, you and your children will be coming back to this book for years and years.

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A Beautiful Addition

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 24, 2019

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Product arrived mostly unscathed. For a new book; however, it arrived damaged. Amazon needs to work on packaging their books. Arnold Lobel’s Fables is a wonderful work of art in my opinion. Although not every story is beloved, they are definitely true to his storytelling.

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One of the best books ever, I had this book when I was a kid and always said I wanted to get it for my son so I did and it brought back so many memories for me, great stories and art, I'll save this book forever

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W. Rawady

Arnold Lobel ranks right up there with Dorothy Parker

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Arnold Lobel ranks right up there with Dorothy Parker for one-liners and I am so pleased that kids have this range of books to displace all the inferior offerings out there on the shelves. 3 year old loves it, always laughs when I explain the moral at the end of each story and waits with bated breath for the punchline. 1 year old loves the drawings. The perfect package for witty babies.

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Baby G sus

All kids should have this book

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Beautiful book of fables. Amazing artwork. You can read just one take with your child each night or many.

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N.C.

Great for Bedtime Stories

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2011

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I read two or three stories of this book to my 4 and 7-year olds at bedtime. Each story is one page long so it's brief yet interesting enough to hold their attention. My 7-yr old loves to read the "moral of the story" at the end of every page. I find it to also be a great way to teach them little life lessons without giving any speech. The drawings are beautifully done. This is a keeper and I'm looking for more books that are similiar.

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Joan Mosley

Great Teaching tool

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2013

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My grandson's fifth grade class is compiling a book of original fables, written by the students. This book is filled with charming examples of simple fables, but written with a twist and a wry sense of humor. The students loved hearing them and were inspired to write their own stories. As a retired educator, I remembered using this book in my own classroom, so I purchased it as a gift for my grandson's class. His teacher was very pleased, as well.

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B Davidson

Yes yes yes! You won't regret buying this!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 27, 2018

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If you like well-written children's books with great stories and a varied vocabulary then this is the book for you!!!

We took this book on holiday to read to our 3 and 5 year olds and it was the perfect choice!! It has 20 fables (non-religious), one on each page. We read two each night and they mesmerised the children. They are quirky, imaginative, comical and have great messages about how to live life.

This author has also written the 'frog and toad' series, which are easily our top favourite books for the same reasons.

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Olga

Not as engaging as other Arnold Lobel stories

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Not as enjoyable as other Arnold Lobel short story books which are frequently requested at bedtime (Fog and Toad, Owl at Home, Mouse Tales...). Thought the short fables would be a hit for our almost three year old but unfortunately he was not engaged or interested. Perhaps when he gets older I can update with a more positive review as we really do love this author.

Odesa

Fantastic book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 4, 2021

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This book is full of beautifully written one-page fables with accompanying illustrations that serve as fantastic talking points for children. My daughter often asks to read from it and I suspect it will be a favorite for years to come, especially the last story about the mouse wanting to see the seaside. I would highly recommend it.

Woodford Family

Hilarious fables

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 28, 2019

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Arnold Lobel is really funny. The pictures are good, the stories are a bit strange but very funny and this is a great collection. It’s right up there with his Frog & Toad stories, which are also really funny

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John

If you like reading stories out loud

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 9, 2021

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i love Arnold Lobel and i have never ever met anyone who does not enjoy listening to an Arnold Lobel story especially even more if they can see the pictures as well. Buy it now!

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