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

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Main Author: Lobel, Arnold
Other Authors: Lobel, Anita
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Greenwillow Books, c1979.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Laziness > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.
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Summary:A farmer's wife uses drastic measures to get her husband to abandon his lazy ways.
Physical Description:[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
ISBN:0688801773
0688841775 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:Arnold Stark Lobel (May 22, 1933-December 4, 1987) was a popular American author of children's books. Among his most popular books are those of the Frog and Toad series, and Mouse Soup, which won the Garden State Children's Book Award from the New Jersey Library Association. Lobel won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for his book, Fables. Lobel also illustrated the works of other authors. A notable example is Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, which was first published in 1969.

He was born in Los Angeles, California. When he graduated from art school, he married Anita Kempler, who also achieved fame as a children's book author and illustrator. Lobel died ion December 4,1987 due to complications arising from AIDS. He was 54 years old.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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