| Description |
40 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters |
| Analysis |
Children's short stories in English American writers, 1945- - Texts |
| Notes |
Children's short stories in English. American writers,. 1945- - Texts (BNB/PRECIS) |
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Winner of the Caldecott Medal, 1981 |
| Audience |
For children |
| Notes |
Caldecott medal ; winner 1981 |
| Subject |
American fiction -- 20th century.
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Animals -- Fiction.
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Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children's stories, American.
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Children's stories.
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Tales.
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Fables.
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| Genre/Form |
Fables.
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Fairy tales.
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Fiction.
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| LC no. |
bnb22401866 |
| ISBN |
0224018663 |
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0333480902 (paperback) |
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