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    The Funny Little Woman

    Author Arlene Mosel
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    On sale Feb 13, 2018 | 7 Minutes | 9780525594673
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    In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling—and must outwit the wicked three-eyed oni when she lands in their clutches.
     
    “The pictures are in perfect harmony with the humorous mood of the story. . . . It’s all done with a commendable amount of taste, imagination, and style.”—School Library Journal (starred review)
     
    “A beautifully convincing tale.”—The New York Times Book Review
       
    “A good read-aloud with lots of suspense.”—Learning
     
    Awards:
    ALA Notable Children’s Book
    Child Study Association Book of the Year
    The Horn Book Fanfare
    Arlene Mosel was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921. She was a librarian and an author who wrote two award-winning children’s picture books with Blair Lent: Tikki Tikki Tembo, which won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and was an ALA Notable Book as well as a New York Times pick for best children’s book, and The Funny Little Woman, which won the Caldecott Medal and a 1974 Hans Christian Andersen International Children’s Book Award. View titles by Arlene Mosel
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      Caldecott Medal Winner

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    In this Caldecott Medal-winning tale set in Old Japan, a lively little woman who loves to laugh pursues her runaway dumpling—and must outwit the wicked three-eyed oni when she lands in their clutches.
     
    “The pictures are in perfect harmony with the humorous mood of the story. . . . It’s all done with a commendable amount of taste, imagination, and style.”—School Library Journal (starred review)
     
    “A beautifully convincing tale.”—The New York Times Book Review
       
    “A good read-aloud with lots of suspense.”—Learning
     
    Awards:
    ALA Notable Children’s Book
    Child Study Association Book of the Year
    The Horn Book Fanfare

    Author

    Arlene Mosel was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921. She was a librarian and an author who wrote two award-winning children’s picture books with Blair Lent: Tikki Tikki Tembo, which won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and was an ALA Notable Book as well as a New York Times pick for best children’s book, and The Funny Little Woman, which won the Caldecott Medal and a 1974 Hans Christian Andersen International Children’s Book Award. View titles by Arlene Mosel

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    • WINNER
      Caldecott Medal Winner

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