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Fables is a 1980 picture book written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. The book contains twenty original fables featuring all kinds of animal characters, from crocodiles and ostriches to pigs, camels, and owls. In 1981 it received the Caldecott Medal for illustration. Each fable takes up a single page and […]
Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) was an American author and illustrator of children’s books. Arnold Stark Lobel was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Schenectady, New York. As a child he spent countless hours in the local public library, studying picture books and illustrations. In second grade he became seriously […]