Odd Owls & Stout Pigs

Piano-playing owls, twisting snakes, and comical pigs come together in a master storyteller’s delightful world of nonsense verse.

From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes another brand-new collection of rhyming stories, this time featuring a unique assortment of owls and pigs.

Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, Odd Owls and Stout Pigs: A Book of Nonsense is full of the same humor and wit that is found in Lobel's beloved Frog and Toad stories. The opening section celebrates these bird antics with affectionate charm and presents an owl who plays Chopin on the piano using only his feathers.

Lobel populates the pages with memorable oddballs, from an armchair-loving owl whose seat is screwed to the floor to a rocket-riding pig bound for the moon. A lively gallery of limericks showcases these spirited porkers and follows a small pig eating oodles of pretzels to curl her straight tail.

This new collection will tickle kids once more and create another generation of Arnold Lobel devotees.
Funny Books for Kids: An owl at supper accidentally spreads butter on his necktie instead of his bread, crying in distress over his ruined appearance.Word Play: A brave pig from Nantucket ventures out to sea in a bucket, only to paddle home when a hungry fish claims him for dinner.Bedtime Story: Two musical pigs strum their guitars under the stars each night until an annoyed neighbor douses them with cold water.Unlikely Hero: Clown owls drop from parachutes, wear Beatle wigs, and zoom on roller skates across a busy circus ring.Also by This Author: Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together and Frog and Toad All Year.