ARNOLD LOBEL is the author of 28 much-loved books for children, including the acclaimed Frog and Toad series. He won the 1981 Caldecott medal for his book Fables, having previously won a Caldecott Honor in 1971 for Frog and Toad are Friends and a Newbery Honor in 1973 for Frog and Toad Together. He illustrated over 70 books throughout his career. He died in 1987.

Praise for Frog and Toad:‘I bow before Arnold Lobel: he is my utter hero’Julia Donaldson‘It’s hard to think of a children’s author who better prepared young readers for growing up than Arnold Lobel’Atlantic‘A masterpiece of child-styled humour and sensitivity’School Library Journal

ARNOLD LOBEL is the author of 28 much-loved books for children, including the acclaimed Frog and Toad series. He won the 1981 Caldecott medal for his book Fables, having previously won a Caldecott Honor in 1971 for Frog and Toad are Friends and a Newbery Honor in 1973 for Frog and Toad Together. He illustrated over 70 books throughout his career. He died in 1987.

Praise for Frog and Toad:‘I bow before Arnold Lobel: he is my utter hero’Julia Donaldson‘It’s hard to think of a children’s author who better prepared young readers for growing up than Arnold Lobel’Atlantic‘A masterpiece of child-styled humour and sensitivity’School Library Journal

ARNOLD LOBEL is the author of 28 much-loved books for children, including the acclaimed Frog and Toad series. He won the 1981 Caldecott medal for his book Fables, having previously won a Caldecott Honor in 1971 for Frog and Toad are Friends and a Newbery Honor in 1973 for Frog and Toad Together. He illustrated over 70 books throughout his career. He died in 1987.

Praise for Frog and Toad:‘I bow before Arnold Lobel: he is my utter hero’Julia Donaldson‘It’s hard to think of a children’s author who better prepared young readers for growing up than Arnold Lobel’Atlantic‘A masterpiece of child-styled humour and sensitivity’School Library Journal