Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) was the award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved children's books, including the classic I Can Read books about Frog and Toad, and the Caldecott Medal-winning
Fables.
Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as
Alison's Zinnia and
Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in
On Market Street. She is the creator of three books featuring her cat, Nini:
One Lighthouse, One Moon (a
New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book);
Nini Lost and Found; and
Nini Here and There. And she wrote
Ducks on the Road, which
The Horn Book called "cozy." Her childhood memoir,
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.