Frog and Toad Are Friends (I Can Read Book 2) (Paperback)
分類: 图书,进口原版,Children's Book 儿童书,Ages 4-8 4~8岁儿童,
品牌: Arnold Lobel
基本信息·出版社:HarperCollins
·页码:64 页
·出版日期:1979年
·ISBN:0064440206
·条形码:9780064440202
·装帧:平装
·正文语种:英语
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内容简介The best of friendsFrom writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other -- just as best friends should be.
作者简介During his distinguished career Arnold Lobel wrote and/or illustrated over 70 books for children. To his illustrating credit, he had a Caldecott Medal book --Fables(1981) -- and two Caldecott Honor Books-his ownFrog and Toad are Friends(1971) andHildilid's Nightby Cheli Duran Ryan (1972). To his writing credit, he had a Newbery Honor Book --Frog and Toad Together(1973). But to his greatest credit, he had a following of literally millions of young children with whom he shared the warmth and humor of his unpretentious vision of life.
Though he was a born storyteller -- he began making up stories extemporaneously to entertain his fellow second-graders in Schenectady, New York, where he grew up in the care of his grandparents. Mr. Lobel called himself a "lucky amateur" in terms of his writing. Viewing himself as a professionally trained illustrator (he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute), he said, "I know how to draw pictures. With writing, I don't really know what I'm doing. It's very intuitive."
In addition to theFrog and Toad books, Owl at Home, Mouse Tales, The Book of Pigericks,and many other popular books he created, Mr. Lobel also illustrated other writers' texts that captured his fancy. He viewed this as "something different and challenging." Often his illustrations for those books showed a different aspect of his personality and his artistic expertise, ranging from his meticulous dinosaurs in Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish to his chilling pen-and-ink drawings in Nightmares: Poems toTrouble Your Sleepby Jack Prelutsky, about whichBooklistwrote, "Young readers will be amazed that the gentle Lobel of Frog and Toad fame can be so comfortably diabolic."
In 1977 Mr. Lobel and his wife, Anita, a distinguished children's book author and artist in her own right, collaborated on their first book, How the Rooster Saved the Day, chosen by School Library Journal as one of the Best Books of the Year, 1977. They then collaborated on three more books, A Treeful of Pigs, a 1979 ALA Notable Book; On Market Street, a 1982 Caldecott Honor Book; and The Rose in My Garden, a 1984 Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book.
Arnold Lobel died in 1987.
编辑推荐Amazon.com Review
Frog and Toad agreed: it was a perfect day for a swim. And Frog was kind enough not to look at Toad in his bathing suit, per Toad's request. But when the swimming was over, a crowd had gathered to see Toad in his funny-looking suit, and neither Frog nor Toad could make them leave.The endearing pair hop along through five enchanting stories, looking for lost buttons, greeting the spring, and waiting for mail. Their genuine care for each other makes Frog and Toad two of the finest amphibious role models around. Young readers will chuckle with Frog as they watch Toad's silly efforts to make up a story. And they will applaud Toad as hefinallywakes up after hibernating all winter. The fifth story will warm the hearts of any would-be pen pal--or anyone who has ever known what it's like to have a true-blue (or green) friend.Arnold Lobel's comfortable brown and green illustrations invite and delight every reader, setting the tone for warm, funny stories about friendship. A Caldecott Honor Book and finalist for the National Book Award for Children's Literature, this installment of Lobel's classic Frog and Toad series is another essential addition to any youngster's shelf. If you need even more of Frog and Toad, don't missFrog and Toad Together,Frog and Toad All Year, andDays with Frog and Toad. (Ages 4 to 8)--Emilie Coulter--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.
Review
"The give-and-take of a fast friendship between Frog and Toad is gently affectionate." ----C.
"[The stories] have freshness, humor, and a beguiling childlike simplicity." ----H.