The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Book Cover for: The Funny Little Woman, Arlene Mosel

The Funny Little Woman

Arlene Mosel

Winner:Caldecott Medal -Picture Book (1973)
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

"Using elements of traditional Japanese art, the illustrator has made marvelously imaginative pictures."--The Horn Book

"Lent's pictures are a lively blend of finely detailed, delicate drawings and rip-roaring good humor."--The Boston Globe

"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

Book Details

  • Publisher: Puffin Books
  • Publish Date: Feb 14th, 1993
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.93in - 9.35in - 0.13in - 0.34lb
  • EAN: 9780140547535
  • Recommended age: 02-05
  • Categories: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & CulturalLegends, Myths, Fables - AsianPlaces - Asia

About the 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.