Arnold Lobel (1933–1987)
Author of Frog and Toad are Friends
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
The Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose: A Treasury of More Than 300 Classic Nursery Rhymes (2003) 521 copies
I'll Fix Anthony (Aladdin Picture Books) (1969) — Illustrator; Illustrator; Illustrator — 286 copies
צפרדי וקרפד חברים 4 copies
Owl at Home[OWL AT HOME][Paperback] 2 copies
Cookies 2 copies
Kite, The 2 copies
"Mouse Tales" and "Mouse Soup" 2 copies
Nonsense Rhymes 2 copies
Frog and Toad 3-book Set Frog and Toad Together Days With Frog and Toad Frog and Toad Are Friends 2 copies
Tsefardi Ve-Karpad Yom Yom 1 copy
By Arnold Lobel Mouse Tales 1 copy
A Set of 2 Parent's Magazine Press Books,"open Your Eyes" and "Miss Suzy" (1964) — Illustrator — 1 copy
Филин дома 1 copy
とうさんおはなしして 1 copy
Mouse Tales Audio Collection 1 copy
Arnold Lobel Readers 1 copy
Frog and Toad Reader 1 copy
Lucille (An I Can Read Book) 1 copy
Zoo For Mr. Muster, A 1 copy
Red Tag Comes Back 1 copy
Associated Works
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Author — 1,548 copies
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep (1980) — Illustrator — 150 copies
The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Contributor — 148 copies
Where a Tall Tree Stands: Grasshopper on the Road, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, As the Crow Flies: A First Book of Maps,… (1995) — Illustrator — 9 copies
Ingelijst — Contributor — 4 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1980 — Illustrator — 2 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1, September 1976 — Contributor — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Lobel, Arnold Stark
- Birthdate
- 1933-05-22
- Date of death
- 1987-12-04
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- He died of cardiac arrest after suffering from AIDS for some time
- Places of residence
- Schenectady, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Occupations
- children's book author
illustrator - Relationships
- Lobel, Anita (spouse)
Lobel, Adrianne (daughter)
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Discussions
Kids story - mouse that changed his feet in Name that Book (December 2011)
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Sonlight Books (7)
Ambleside Books (7)
4th Grade Books (1)
Reading Rainbow (1)
1970s (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 133
- Also by
- 54
- Members
- 56,589
- Popularity
- #259
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 900
- ISBNs
- 878
- Languages
- 23
- Favorited
- 20