The Funny Little Woman, Arlene Mosel
The Funny Little Woman, Arlene Mosel
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The Funny Little Woman

Author: Arlene Mosel

Narrator: Cheryl Stern

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/13/2018


Synopsis

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

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on February 08, 2019

What a strange and amazing book. This is so different from the other Caldecott’s I’ve been reading recently and I love this story. Where has this book been hiding. It’s obvious to me that I’m drawn to Asian mythology right now and I want to learn more about it. This is perfect. A little old woman liv......more

Goodreads review by Ronyell on December 08, 2013

I have been reading many folktales from Japan for many years now, but if there was one Japanese folktale that I was pleasantly surprised in liking, it would be “The Funny Little Woman,” retold by Arlene Mosel along with illustrations by Blair Lent and has won the Caldecott Medal. This story is trul......more


Awards

  • Caldecott Medal Winner