Fables (book)

Fables (book)

Infobox Book
name = Fables


image_caption =
author = Arnold Lobel
illustrator = Arnold Lobel
cover_artist =
country = United States
genre = Children's picture book
publisher = HarperCollins
release_date = 1980
media_type =
pages =
isbn = (ISBN 978-0060239732)

"Fables" is a book by Arnold Lobel. Released by Harper Collins, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1981.Fables takes stories using animals and organizes them from a to z. American Library Association: [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.htm Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present] . URL accessed 27 January 2007.]

List of Fables

In the book, there are 20 animal fables:

*The Crocodile in the Bedroom
*The Ducks and the Fox
*King Lion and the Beetle
*The Lobster and the Crab
*The Hen and the Apple Tree
*The Baboon's Umbrella
*The Frogs at the Rainbow's End
*The Bear and the Crow
*The Cat and his Visions
*The Ostrich in Love
*The Camel Dances
*The Poor old Dog
*Madame Rhinoceros and her Dress
*The Bad Kangaroo
*The Pig at the Candy Store
*The Elephant and His Son
*The Pelican and the Crane
*The Young Rooster
*The Hippopotamus at Dinner
*The Mouse at the Seashore

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