Arnold Lobel > Quotes

“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
― Arnold Lobel

“You can keep your willpower, Frog. I am going home to bake a cake.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Together

“All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness.”
― Arnold Lobel, Fables

“I am happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you as a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”
― Arnold Lobel, Days with Frog and Toad

“Blah, said Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel

“We must stop eating!' cried Toad as he ate another.”
― Arnold Lobel

“They sat there, feeling happy together.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Are Friends

“I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing,” said Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Together

“The whole world is covered in buttons, and not one of them is mine!”
― Arnold Lobel

“After I put on my bathing suit, you must not look at me until I get into the water.'

'Why not?' asked Frog.

'Because I look funny in my bathing suit. That is why.' said Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad are Friends

“Come back and wake me up.....half past May! (the Toad)”
― Arnold Lobel

“Owl felt happy as he filled his cup. It tastes a little bit salty, he said, but tear-drop tea is always very good.”
― Arnold Lobel, Owl at Home

“I will do it tomorrow," said Toad. "Today I will take life easy.”
― Arnold Lobel

“Grasshopper was tired. He lay down in a soft place. He knew that in the morning the road would still be there, taking him on and on to wherever he wanted t go.”
― Arnold Lobel, Grasshopper on the Road: A Beloved I Can Read Classic About a Happy Journey for Children (Ages 4-8)

“What did you write in the letter?"

Frog said, "I wrote 'Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend.

Your best friend, Frog.'

"Oh, said Toad, "that makes a very good letter.”
― Arnold Lobel

“I wonder if we are brave,” said Frog.
Frog and Toad got out their head-shots and looked at them for a long time. “We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel

“To be making books for children is to be in a sort of state of grace.”
― Arnold Lobel

“Love can be its own reward.”
― Arnold Lobel

“Oh, drat,' said Toad. 'Not only do my feet hurt, but I have lost one of the buttons on my jacket.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Are Friends

“I cannot see anything.”
“Don’t be silly,” said Frog.
“What you see is the clear warm light of April. And it means that we can begin a whole new year together, Toad. Think of it,” said Frog.
“We will skip through the meadows
and run through the woods and swim in
the river. In the evenings we will sit right here
on this front porch and count the stars”
― arnold lobel, Frog and Toad Are Friends

“A child's conduct will reflect the ways of his parents.”
― Arnold Lobel, Fables

“When the need is strong, there are those who will believe anything.”
― Arnold Lobel

“Toad put the thin button in his pocket. He was very angry. He jumped up and down and screamed, “The whole world is covered with buttons, and not one of them is mine!”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Are Friends

“Frog walked into the house. It was dark. All the shutters were closed. 'Toad, where are you?' called Frog.

'Go away,' said the voice from a corner of the room.”
― Arnold Lobel

“Blah," said Toad.”
― Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad Are Friends