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