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Fables

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  • Author：Arnold Lobel
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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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Reviews

Kelsey Nunez ，

This book is a book about different fables。 There is one about an alligator， one about a fox and 2 ducks， and one about a king loin。 I think the illustrators of this book really good considering there was 3 stories in one。 For ages 4-8。

Jenn ，

Modern day fables for the child in everyone。 Lovely illustrations。

Kristen LeBlanc ，

Arnold Lobel wrote， and illustrated， his book， "Fables。" To actually take the time to write a book while also designing the artwork that accompanies each written piece， is a huge undertaking。 Being that "Fables" is a Caldecott Medal Award winning book， any reader can easily tell as to why。 "Fables" is uniquely designed， with each fable beautifully illustrated on the page besides it。 Themes throughout the book varied from the benefit or hazard of keeping a routine to having too much of anything i Arnold Lobel wrote， and illustrated， his book， "Fables。" To actually take the time to write a book while also designing the artwork that accompanies each written piece， is a huge undertaking。 Being that "Fables" is a Caldecott Medal Award winning book， any reader can easily tell as to why。 "Fables" is uniquely designed， with each fable beautifully illustrated on the page besides it。 Themes throughout the book varied from the benefit or hazard of keeping a routine to having too much of anything is not a good thing。 The organization and structure of Lobel's book is well done， having the reader engaged in dialogue between characters， drawn in by the illustration， and taught a moral at the end of each written page of text。 I would highly recommend this book of relatable morals to any teacher as a book to keep in their classroom library or to include in early readers' list of "must reads。" Lobel covers both positive， and negative realities that we all face in one way， shape， or form。 He expertly portrays the morals of each fable successfully through his writing and artwork。 An educator could easily beak down Lobel's book by theme and read aloud different portions of "Fables" throughout a school year。 This is a book that will never run its course because all stories are relatable， images in his illustrations are identifiable， and the deeper meanings within each fable are ones that all individuals can benefit from hearing。 。。。more

Gina ，

Caldecott winner。I don't love the fables， but the art is great。 Lobel was able to draw a lot more than Frogs and Toads， though those were pretty good。 Caldecott winner。I don't love the fables， but the art is great。 Lobel was able to draw a lot more than Frogs and Toads， though those were pretty good。 。。。more

Oliver Bateman ，

Lobel's tremendous artwork paired with quirky stories leading to slightly askew morals appealed to me as a kid， and I look forward to sharing them with my daughter （as I do with Lobel's illustrated Mother Goose and Children's Poetry collections）。 Was never big on Frog & Toad， though， but others seem to love that ish Lobel's tremendous artwork paired with quirky stories leading to slightly askew morals appealed to me as a kid， and I look forward to sharing them with my daughter （as I do with Lobel's illustrated Mother Goose and Children's Poetry collections）。 Was never big on Frog & Toad， though， but others seem to love that ish 。。。more

Maughn Gregory ，

One of my luckiest bookstore browsing finds in years！ I'm a huge and long-time fan of Arnold Lobel and this is one of his best。 Each fable is one page long， sitting across from a full-page， color plate depicting it。 Each fable tells an amusing story and ends with a one-sentence moral。 As the late American philosopher Gareth B。 Matthews （who was also a huge fan of Lobel） observed， this children's story goes philosophical by posing the questions， what is the moral message being conveyed here， how One of my luckiest bookstore browsing finds in years！ I'm a huge and long-time fan of Arnold Lobel and this is one of his best。 Each fable is one page long， sitting across from a full-page， color plate depicting it。 Each fable tells an amusing story and ends with a one-sentence moral。 As the late American philosopher Gareth B。 Matthews （who was also a huge fan of Lobel） observed， this children's story goes philosophical by posing the questions， what is the moral message being conveyed here， how far do I agree with it， and， to that extent， how can I apply it？ 。。。more

Linda Munro ，

This was another 'Mission' book for a reading contest。I love fables， but I was unfamiliar with any of these。To be honest， I was glad they ended after 45 minutes。 This was another 'Mission' book for a reading contest。I love fables， but I was unfamiliar with any of these。To be honest， I was glad they ended after 45 minutes。 。。。more

J ，

not really the best to read out loud and there are definitely some stories I don't agree with the message/lesson。 And some stories are just plain odd。 The art is very nice though。 I guess that's what earns the Caldecott？ not really the best to read out loud and there are definitely some stories I don't agree with the message/lesson。 And some stories are just plain odd。 The art is very nice though。 I guess that's what earns the Caldecott？ 。。。more

Mollie ，

I absolutely love Lobel's illustrations， but I'm just not a fan of fables in general。 I absolutely love Lobel's illustrations， but I'm just not a fan of fables in general。 。。。more

Mya ，

Why don't we heed fables anymore。 They are filled with such wisdom wise beyond out time！ Why don't we heed fables anymore。 They are filled with such wisdom wise beyond out time！ 。。。more

Dan Shonka ，

The Fables and their morals are entertaining， and certainly worthwhile nuggets of wisdom。 However， Arnold Lobel's illustrations are the real treat。 It's no wonder this book won the Caldecott medal。 I highly recommend it。 The Fables and their morals are entertaining， and certainly worthwhile nuggets of wisdom。 However， Arnold Lobel's illustrations are the real treat。 It's no wonder this book won the Caldecott medal。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Lydia ，

The first student writes one sentence and then turns the page so that next student can write a sentence and so on。 Every student gets to write a sentence and we see what the story is at the end。

Rodopa ，

Not enthralled with the fables， most seem a little stilted， not too accessible for young children。 Illustrations are good。

Emily Prior ，

5/5 starsThis story with the fable stories and images are so great！！！

Kate ，

The stories are fine， but some of them REALLY haven't aged well。 The stories are fine， but some of them REALLY haven't aged well。 。。。more

Keilah Singleton ，

This book is a Traditional Literature- Fable It has received the Caldecott Award in 1981。 I selected the book from the Temple Public Library Catalog。 The audience is pk- 4th grade。 This book is compelled by many fables。 I have chosen to describe the King from the fable from the “ King Lion and The Bettle”。 They describe his appearance as he put on his robes of states， his large jeweled crown， and all of his gold and silver medals。I have never heard any of the stories in the book， but I think the This book is a Traditional Literature- Fable It has received the Caldecott Award in 1981。 I selected the book from the Temple Public Library Catalog。 The audience is pk- 4th grade。 This book is compelled by many fables。 I have chosen to describe the King from the fable from the “ King Lion and The Bettle”。 They describe his appearance as he put on his robes of states， his large jeweled crown， and all of his gold and silver medals。I have never heard any of the stories in the book， but I think they are very interesting and they have teachable life lessons in them。 I would use this book in a small group to teach them life lessons that the stories give。 At the end of each of the fables， there is a small quote of life advice。 I could use the book by reading the story to the children and then asking them what they think the lesson of the story might be。 。。。more

Melissa the Librarian ，

This book works for me on several levels。 It achieves a classic vibe in layout and illustrations--fable on one page， illustration on the other--while still feeling distinctly modern and whimsical。 I get the feeling Lobel is winking at us as we read。 Not only are the illustrations great （giving little eyes much to enjoy）， the fables make some very good points and tell you the moral of the story without being remotely preachy。 I found myself slightly taken aback that the book could speak to my lif This book works for me on several levels。 It achieves a classic vibe in layout and illustrations--fable on one page， illustration on the other--while still feeling distinctly modern and whimsical。 I get the feeling Lobel is winking at us as we read。 Not only are the illustrations great （giving little eyes much to enjoy）， the fables make some very good points and tell you the moral of the story without being remotely preachy。 I found myself slightly taken aback that the book could speak to my life as an adult。 I love that this book creates a great learning opportunity or chance for parent and child discussion into such a fun and lively book。 。。。more

Becky ，

First sentence: A crocodile became increasingly fond of the wallpaper in his bedroom。Premise/plot: Arnold Lobel is the author and illustrator of this lovely collection of （new） fables。 The fables include:The Crocodile in the BedroomThe Ducks and the FoxKing Lion and the BeetleThe Lobster and the CrabThe Hen and the Apple TreeThe Baboon's UmbrellaThe Frogs at the Rainbow's EndThe Bear and the CrowThe Cat and His VisionsThe Ostrich in LoveThe Camel DancesThe Poor Old DogMadame Rhinoceros and Her D First sentence: A crocodile became increasingly fond of the wallpaper in his bedroom。Premise/plot: Arnold Lobel is the author and illustrator of this lovely collection of （new） fables。 The fables include:The Crocodile in the BedroomThe Ducks and the FoxKing Lion and the BeetleThe Lobster and the CrabThe Hen and the Apple TreeThe Baboon's UmbrellaThe Frogs at the Rainbow's EndThe Bear and the CrowThe Cat and His VisionsThe Ostrich in LoveThe Camel DancesThe Poor Old DogMadame Rhinoceros and Her DressThe Bad KangarooThe Pig at the Candy StoreThe Elephant and His SonThe Pelican and the CraneThe Young RoosterThe Hippopotamus at DinnerThe Mouse at the SeashoreEach fable is one spread。 One side the text; the other side the illustration。 All fables star animals。 There is a moral or lesson to be learned at the end of each。 My thoughts: It's not like I loved， loved， loved， crazy-loved each and every fable equally。 There were some that I didn't really feel a connection with and "like。" But there were about five or six that I do absolutely love like crazy and feel are must reads。The first one "The Crocodile in the Bedroom" I related to because the crocodile clearly has some OCD issues going on。 And if you're need for ordered perfection interferes with you living a normal life。。。well。。。you need some help。 I don't think the Crocodile is going to be getting help anytime soon。"The Hen and the Apple Tree，" "The Baboon's Umbrella，" and "The Bear and the Crow" I think should be required reading。 Particularly for the modern church。 Not only for Christians， mind you， I think every single person could use a dose of these fables to help survive 2020。 "The Camel Dances" brought a smile to my face。 "The Bad Kangaroo" should be required reading for teachers。 I am guessing--pure speculation--that they can relate all too well。"The Pig at the Candy Store" could very well be many， many， many， many people's life story。 A Pig goes on a quest to the candy store--even knowing full well that it will make him fatter in addition to giving him gas and heartburn--but alas， the candy store is closed！ The Pig goes home congratulating himself on his WILL POWER。Those were the stand-out fables for me。 Have you read Fables？ Do you have any favorites？ 。。。more

John ，

Written on August 3， 2020The children's book "Fables" by Arnold Lobel well deserves the honor of the 1981 Caldecot Medal。 When you open the book you will see rich illustrations of the members of the animal kingdom behaving like people do。 Each story features a one sentence universal moral written in italics。 Senior citizens， parents， and children will find much to enjoy in the rich lessons Arnold Lobel shares。I like the old-fashioned prose style and Lobel's expansive vocabulary。 Written on August 3， 2020The children's book "Fables" by Arnold Lobel well deserves the honor of the 1981 Caldecot Medal。 When you open the book you will see rich illustrations of the members of the animal kingdom behaving like people do。 Each story features a one sentence universal moral written in italics。 Senior citizens， parents， and children will find much to enjoy in the rich lessons Arnold Lobel shares。I like the old-fashioned prose style and Lobel's expansive vocabulary。 。。。more

Hannah ，

Fables by Arnold Lobel was originally published in 1980， in 1981 it won the Caldecott medal for illustration。 Its intended audience is children four to eight years old。 The book contains twenty fables and twenty illustrations to go with them。 I really enjoyed this collection of fables because it included a variety of fables， some that felt more classic and like fables I grew up reading， like “The Ducks and the Fox”， and some that are very imaginative and different like， “The Crocodile in the Bed Fables by Arnold Lobel was originally published in 1980， in 1981 it won the Caldecott medal for illustration。 Its intended audience is children four to eight years old。 The book contains twenty fables and twenty illustrations to go with them。 I really enjoyed this collection of fables because it included a variety of fables， some that felt more classic and like fables I grew up reading， like “The Ducks and the Fox”， and some that are very imaginative and different like， “The Crocodile in the Bedroom” and “The Bad Kangaroo”。 I think this collection does a really good job of having a mix of fables that are silly and engaging while also having ones with more applicable morals。 Additionally， the illustrations are all really beautiful and are really good at conveying the tone of each story， whether they’re silly or heartfelt。 I really like how even though all the illustrations are the same format throughout the book， Lobel does a really good job of sometimes allowing the illustrations to break the frame so that each composition still feels fresh and engaging even though they’re all the same dimension and format throughout the book。 I would highly recommend this collection of fables to any child。 。。。more

Chelsea ，

Fables is an adorable story from the popular author Arnold Lobel。 He is most famous for his series Frog and Toad series。 It is a bit long for a one sitting reading with young children， however read over the course of a couple nights， it will be perfect。Fables is short fable stories that fit on one page。 It is centered around lively animals， whimsical moments and crazy situations。

Kaylynn Johnsen ，

Fun new tales in the Aesop's Fables vein。 Great art。 Fun new tales in the Aesop's Fables vein。 Great art。 。。。more

April ，

FablesBy Arnold Lobel1981 Caldecott Medal winner。I wasn't sure of what to expect of this picture book by the author of "Frog and Toad are Friends"， but I am excited to say that I loved it！ Mr。 Lobel shares his twisted humor with the reader in a hilarious way。 This book is perfect for adults， as well as children， maybe even better for adults。5 stars。 FablesBy Arnold Lobel1981 Caldecott Medal winner。I wasn't sure of what to expect of this picture book by the author of "Frog and Toad are Friends"， but I am excited to say that I loved it！ Mr。 Lobel shares his twisted humor with the reader in a hilarious way。 This book is perfect for adults， as well as children， maybe even better for adults。5 stars。 。。。more

Min ，

Even though I labeled it in my own categories as a children's book， I have seen it consistently in the children's section of a book store， however， I strongly feel this is targeted to adults。 The stories feel starker， stronger， and eternal。 The ending line that teaches the reader its lesson- as all good fables contain- is the only part that feels comfortable。These fables teach us to be better people。 Everyone should read it。 Even though I labeled it in my own categories as a children's book， I have seen it consistently in the children's section of a book store， however， I strongly feel this is targeted to adults。 The stories feel starker， stronger， and eternal。 The ending line that teaches the reader its lesson- as all good fables contain- is the only part that feels comfortable。These fables teach us to be better people。 Everyone should read it。 。。。more

Emily Dell ，

Genre: Traditional FantasyGrade Level: Primary My mom read my sisters and I Aesop's fables when I was younger， but I enjoyed these charming stories a lot more。 My personal favorite was the story about the duck sisters。 I think that this book is a great addition to a classroom because it models the Aesop format without being quite as dark。 Genre: Traditional FantasyGrade Level: Primary My mom read my sisters and I Aesop's fables when I was younger， but I enjoyed these charming stories a lot more。 My personal favorite was the story about the duck sisters。 I think that this book is a great addition to a classroom because it models the Aesop format without being quite as dark。 。。。more

Sydney Collins ，

Fables by Arnold Lobel is a book full of original fables recreated into animal stories。 There are 21 stories total， each with a different lesson or moral。 The stories are one page in length and use animals as the main characters。 At the end of the fable， the author wrote the meaning of the text。The illustrations in this book humanize the animals in the book in a fun way。 The muted colors make the bright colors stand out。 This is a fun book to read to students to teach them life lessons or as an Fables by Arnold Lobel is a book full of original fables recreated into animal stories。 There are 21 stories total， each with a different lesson or moral。 The stories are one page in length and use animals as the main characters。 At the end of the fable， the author wrote the meaning of the text。The illustrations in this book humanize the animals in the book in a fun way。 The muted colors make the bright colors stand out。 This is a fun book to read to students to teach them life lessons or as an introduction to other fables。 The different stories will allow room for classroom discussions and questions。I give this book a 4/5。 。。。more

Beverly Day Burgoyne ，

1981 Caldecott Medal Winner written and illustrated by Arnold Nobel， who produced over sixty children's books， including the loved Frog and Toad series。 His illustrations are playful and full of color and imagination。 Fables is made up of twenty one page stories with illustrations to match。 At the end of each "fable" he includes a take-away from the story。 I found the stories fun， but his morals of the story， I thought， were rather weak。 1981 Caldecott Medal Winner written and illustrated by Arnold Nobel， who produced over sixty children's books， including the loved Frog and Toad series。 His illustrations are playful and full of color and imagination。 Fables is made up of twenty one page stories with illustrations to match。 At the end of each "fable" he includes a take-away from the story。 I found the stories fun， but his morals of the story， I thought， were rather weak。 。。。more

Sammy ，

This book was bought for me， when I was born and was brought up on the fables！ I do really love this book！ It’s timeless！ 5/5

Alicia Steagall ，

Very lovely short stories with knowledge at the end 。

Debra Palmer ，

Fables are to teach the reader some kind of lesson， Arnold Lobel does this in his Coldecott Medal book。 By reading this book I learned three very good lessons。 The first one came from The Crocodile in the Bedroom。 Here we have a crocodile who loves how perfect everything is about his wallpaper。 Everything lines up just right。 The flowers all go in one direction。 Their is no disarray， like when he goes into his wife's garden。 Lesson learned: There is a time when there is too much organization， di Fables are to teach the reader some kind of lesson， Arnold Lobel does this in his Coldecott Medal book。 By reading this book I learned three very good lessons。 The first one came from The Crocodile in the Bedroom。 Here we have a crocodile who loves how perfect everything is about his wallpaper。 Everything lines up just right。 The flowers all go in one direction。 Their is no disarray， like when he goes into his wife's garden。 Lesson learned: There is a time when there is too much organization， disarray is okay too。 Next I learned what it is like when you have too big of dreams。 In the Cat and His Vision there is a cat that starts with a vision of what his dinner is going to be like that night， "A big fat fish on a china plate covered in lemon juice and butter sauce。" As the progresses Cat will be happy to have any kind of fish come on his china plate for dinner。 In the end Cat gets his fat fish， so he can cover it with lemon juice and butter sauce。 Lesson learned: Better to wait。 The last， fable that taught me a lesson is something that being a teacher I am all to familiar with。 The Bad Kangaroo is about a young kangaroo that is very bad at school， thumbtacks on the teacher's chair， spitballs across the room， and firecrackers in the bathroom。 The principle has finally had it， so he pays the parents a visit only to find out that they act exactly the same way。 Lesson learned:Children are a reflection of their parents。 This book is written for the young， 5-8， but even adults need a reminder every now and again。Being that this is a Caldecott winner the best thing about this book are the pictures。 Mr。 Lobel uses markers to really give everything in each picture life。 If they are clouds in the background， they seem to be moving because you can see the wind moving the grass in the same picture。 Even in the fable The Bad Kangaroo you can see the adult throwing small spitballs at each other and some sitting on the table getting ready for battle。 It is the little details like that， which make award winning books。fables， morals， Caldecott Award Winner Recommended Age: 5-8 。。。more

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