Arnold Lobel
Recognized in the Creative Minds Montessori 2026 Teacher’s Choice list.
Arnold Lobel is one of roughly one hundred authors whose work was selected by the Montessori-certified teachers at Creative Minds Montessori for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list — 120 books chosen across four reading stages, from first lap-reads to first chapter books. The selected book was chosen for how precisely it meets children at a real developmental moment. This recognition cannot be bought: no author or publisher paid to appear on our lists, and we take no commission on any book sale.
About Arnold Lobel
Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) wrote 28 books for children and illustrated more than 70, among them the Frog and Toad books. He won the 1981 Caldecott Medal for Fables, a 1971 Caldecott Honor for Frog and Toad Are Friends, and a 1973 Newbery Honor for Frog and Toad Together.
Lobel said of his best-known pair, "Frog and Toad are really two aspects of myself."
Also by this author: Frog and Toad Together · Owl at Home · Fables
Publisher page: harpercollinschildrensbooks.co.uk/contributors/arnold-lobel
Selected for the 2026 Teacher’s Choice list
Part of The Best Children’s Books by Age, chosen by the teachers at Creative Minds Montessori in Frisco, TX.