Meet Arnold Lobel

1. Meet Arnold Lobel Created by Stacy HurneyFlower Valley ElementaryMontgomery County, MD

2. Here is New York. We live In Connecticut. Arnold Lobel Mr. Lobel was born in 1933. He grew up in New York, where he lived with his grandparents. He died in 1987. Mr. Lobel was 54 years old when he died.

3. Arnold Lobel When Arnold Lobel was young he was sick a lot. He was absent many days in kindergarten, first and second grades. When he came back to school in third grade he drew pictures for his classmates and told them stories. He found this to be a good way to make friends.

4. Arnold Lobel He had a wife, named Anita, and two children, Adam and Adrianne. Anita was also a wonderful artist.

5. Arnold Lobel Mr. Lobel got many of his ideas for characters from cartoons his children use to watch.

6. Arnold Lobel He said that taking books out of the library was one of the things he loved to do most when he was a child.

7. Arnold Lobel Some of Mr. Lobel's most popular books are about Frog and Toad. They share walks together and yummy ice cream cones. They swim together and plan surprises for each other. These books teach us a lot about friendship.

8. Arnold Lobel Two of his other books won the Caldecott Honor Medal. His own book Frog and Toad are Friends won in 1971 and Hildilid's Night by Cheli Duran Ryan won in 1972. Arnold Lobel won the Caldecott Medal for his book Fables in 1981.

9. Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad Together won the Newbery Honor Book in 1973.

10. Arnold Lobel Here are some other books by this author. Have you read any of them?