Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Arnold Lobel
Born: May 22, 1933
Died: December 4, 1987 (aged 54)
Bio: Arnold Stark Lobel was an American author of children's books, including the Frog and Toad series and Mouse Soup. He both wrote and illustrated those picture books, as well as Fables, for which he won the 1981 Caldecott Medal recognizing the year's best-illustrated U.S.
Known for:
- Frog and Toad (1986)
- Frog and Toad are Friends (1970)
- Frog and Toad Together (1972)
- Days with Frog and Toad (1979)
- Frog and Toad All Year (1976)