Arnold Lobel (1933-1987), a Caldecott Medalist, illustrated more than seventy picture books during his career, writing twenty-eight of them. He is probably best known for his four award-winning I Can Read stories, Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, Frog and Toad All Year, and Days with Frog and Toad, whose beloved characters have taught countless kids to love reading. These characters grew out of stories Arnold Lobel told his young daughter, Adrianne Lobel.
