Arnold Lobel

Two friends share experiences in each season of the year.

Owl loves his house. It has an upstairs and a downstairs. It has a cozy fireplace. There are books to read and there is soup to eat on cold, frosty nights. Owl lives by himself, but he is not always alone. One night, Winter comes into his living room. Another time, there are two strange bumps in his bedroom. And when Owl goes out for a walk in the dark, a round friend stays with him all the way home. Lovable Owl is sure to gain many friends--the beginning...

"First published in 1970, Frog and Toad Are Friends was the first of the four beloved Frog and Toad books. This special edition contains all of the original stories--from the story about going swimming, to finding lost buttons! ... includes seven pages of rarely seen bonus material, including archival photographs, sketches, pages from the original book dummy, the manuscript of the first story "Spring" (written in Lobel's cursive on lined notebook...

Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it's nice to be alone.

Celebrate the power of friendship with all four of the beloved Frog and Toad I Can Read stories by Arnold Lobel, now in one volume. This treasury includes the complete art and text from four classics: Frog and Toad Are Friends (1970), Frog and Toad Together (1971), Frog and Toad All Year (1976), and Days with Frog and Toad (1979). Share the adventures of best friends Frog and Toad as they fly a kite, resist the temptation of cookies, and search for...

Because the farmer's wife insists on cleaning his mud puddle, a little pig runs away to the city where he becomes permanently stuck in what he thought was a mud puddle.

Presents a linked collection of brief rhymes featuring owls and pigs.

A farmer's wife uses drastic measures to get her husband to abandon his lazy ways.

Hired to perform odd jobs at the royal castle, Giant John's work pleases everyone until the musical fairies arrive and the friendly giant cannot resist the urge to dance.