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Arnold Lobel (1933–1987)

Author of Frog and Toad are Friends

133+ Works 56,589 Members 900 Reviews 20 Favorited

About the Author

Arnold Stark Lobel (May 22, 1933-December 4, 1987) was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association. Lobel won the 1981 show more Caldecott Medal for his book, Fables. Lobel also illustrated the works of other authors. A notable example is Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, which was first published in 1969. He was born in Los Angeles, California. When he graduated from art school, he married Anita Kempler, who also achieved fame as a children's book author and illustrator. Lobel died ion December 4,1987 due to complications arising from AIDS. He was 54 years old. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Arnold Lobel

Frog and Toad are Friends (1970) 10,341 copies
Frog and Toad Together (1971) 8,011 copies
Frog and Toad All Year (1976) 5,776 copies
Days with Frog and Toad (1979) 4,734 copies
Mouse Soup (1977) 3,842 copies
Owl at Home (1975) 3,518 copies
Fables (1980) 3,405 copies
Mouse Tales (1972) 2,889 copies
Ming Lo Moves the Mountain (1982) 1,579 copies
On Market Street (1981) 1,429 copies
Uncle Elephant (1981) 1,126 copies
Grasshopper on the Road (1978) 1,104 copies
Small Pig (1969) 1,037 copies
The Frog and Toad Treasury (1996) 946 copies
The Rose in My Garden (1984) 556 copies
A Treeful of Pigs (1948) 472 copies
Whiskers & Rhymes (1985) 315 copies
Giant John (1964) 307 copies
I'll Fix Anthony (Aladdin Picture Books) (1969) — Illustrator; Illustrator; Illustrator — 286 copies
The Book of Pigericks (1983) 260 copies
The Frogs and Toads All Sang (2009) 252 copies
The Strange Disappearance of Arthur Cluck (1967) — Illustrator — 237 copies
Lucille (1964) 149 copies
Adventures with Arnold Lobel (1988) 119 copies
A Zoo for Mister Muster (1962) 101 copies
An Arnold Lobel Treasury (An I Can Read Book) (1986) — Author & Illustrator — 99 copies
Prince Bertram the Bad (1874) 98 copies
Martha the Movie Mouse (1966) 97 copies
A Holiday for Mister Muster (1963) 65 copies
The Turnaround Wind (1712) 44 copies
The Just Right Mother Goose (1989) 28 copies
The Arnold Lobel Treasury (Dover Children's Classics) (2014) — Author & Illustrator — 28 copies
The Bears of the Air (1965) 12 copies
Hulul (1976) 9 copies
Drinking Gourd (1983) 4 copies
Gufo, è ora di dormire (2022) 3 copies
SAPO Y SEPO UN ANO ENTERO (2010) 3 copies
Kvak i Zhab. Kruglyy god (2012) 3 copies
Mouse Soup {VHS} (1992) 3 copies
Cookies 2 copies
Kite, The 2 copies
Jean le géant (2009) 2 copies
Nonsense Rhymes 2 copies
Sopa de ratolí (2013) 1 copy
Prasátko na útěku (2021) 1 copy
You and Me (1986) 1 copy
Pan Sova (2020) 1 copy
Przez cały rok (2016) 1 copy
Los osos del aire (2021) 1 copy
Razem (2015) 1 copy
HUMPTY DUM BK&DOLL SET (1988) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (1983) — Illustrator — 1,645 copies
Sam the Minuteman (1969) — Illustrator — 1,336 copies
Greg's Microscope (1963) — Illustrator; Foreword, some editions — 1,271 copies
Dinosaur Time (1974) — Illustrator; Illustrator — 1,180 copies
Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems (1988) — Illustrator — 993 copies
Miss Suzy (1964) — Illustrator — 743 copies
Tyrannosaurus was a beast : dinosaur poems (1988) — Illustrator — 725 copies
Oscar Otter (1966) — Illustrator — 631 copies
Red Fox and His Canoe (1964) — Illustrator — 545 copies
Tales of Oliver Pig (1979) — Illustrator — 420 copies
Hildilid's Night (1971) — Illustrator — 416 copies
The Secret Three (1963) — Illustrator — 397 copies
Let's Get Turtles (1965) — Illustrator; Illustrator — 377 copies
Little Runner of the Longhouse (1962) — Illustrator — 355 copies
Terry and the Caterpillars (1962) — Illustrator — 347 copies
A Three Hat Day (1985) — Illustrator — 306 copies
More Tales of Oliver Pig (1981) — Illustrator, some editions — 300 copies
The Quarreling Book (1963) — Illustrator — 274 copies
Benny's Animals and How He Put Them in Order (1966) — Illustrator — 225 copies
The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch (1980) — Illustrator — 167 copies
Red Tag Comes Back (1961) — Illustrator — 165 copies
Junk Day On Juniper Street and Other Easy-to-Read Stories (1969) — Illustrator — 153 copies
The Magic Spectacles and Other Easy-to-Read Stories (1965) — Illustrator — 143 copies
Friendship Stories You Can Share (2001) — Contributor — 108 copies
Seahorse (A Science I can read book) (1972) — Illustrator — 107 copies
Ants Are Fun (1968) — Illustrator; some editions — 99 copies
The Complete Guide to Hanukkah (1959) — Illustrator — 95 copies
Someday (1807) — Illustrator — 82 copies
Bear Gets Dressed: A Guessing Game Story (1986) — Illustrator — 82 copies
As I Was Crossing Boston Common (1543) — Illustrator — 76 copies
Bear's busy morning: A guessing-game story (1733) — Illustrator — 43 copies
It's Fun To Be Five (2000) — Contributor — 35 copies
Bear All Year: A Guessing Game Story (1986) — Illustrator — 32 copies
The Devil & Mother Crump (1987) — Illustrator — 29 copies
The Four Little Children Who Went Around the World (1967) — Illustrator, some editions — 27 copies
As Right as Right Can Be (1976) — Illustrator — 19 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, September 1974 (1974) — Contributor — 7 copies
Ingelijst — Contributor — 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, December 1976 (1976) — Contributor — 4 copies
Frog and Toad Are Friends [1985 short film] (1985) — Narrator — 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 5, January 1981 (1981) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 1, September 1975 (1975) — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2, October 1976 (1976) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 1, September 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 1, September 1978 (1978) — Contributor — 2 copies
Uncle Elephant [1991 short film] (1991) — Original story — 1 copy

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Kids story - mouse that changed his feet in Name that Book (December 2011)

Reviews

I read this for the "A Strong Friendship Theme" part of my 2020 reading challenge. I thought it was cute, I liked the artwork and how much Frog & Toad help each other and are there to support each other.
 
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Linyarai | 259 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |
Classic childrens book series. There are multiple books to these series. I remember this being one of the first books I read on my own. This series is about friendship and the adventures that Frog and Toad go on.
 
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Works
133
Also by
54
Members
56,589
Popularity
#259
Rating
4.2
Reviews
900
ISBNs
878
Languages
23
Favorited
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