Arnold Lobel

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

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...

A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup.

Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue when his nephew's parents are lost at sea and cares for him until they are found again.

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

Presents a linked collection of ten short stories in rhyme featuring frogs, toads, and polliwogs.

A wise man tells Ming Lo how to move the mountain away from his house.

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