Tikki Tikki Tembo

Mosel, Arlene

ISBN 10: 1880507137 ISBN 13: 9781880507131

Publisher: Lectorum Pubns, 1995

Synopsis

An illustrated Chinese folk tale describes how the Chinese came to give all their children short names

About this title

About the Author:

Arlene Mosel (1921-1996) first heard the story of Tikki Tikki Tembo as a child. When she grew up, she shared this wonderful tale with countless children, including her own. Because so many young listeners responded enthusiastically, she decided to write her own retelling, and "Tikki Tikki Tembo" became her first book for children. The book was named an American Library Association Notable Book and won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In 1997, The New York Times named it one of the best 50 children's books of the previous 50 years. Mosel was also the author of "The Funny Little Woman", which won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for Blair Lent's illustrations and was recognized as an Honor Book by the Hans Christian Andersen International Children's Book Awards. Mosel was an associate professor of library science at Case Western Reserve University. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mosel died in Indianapolis in 1996.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lectorum Pubns
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1880507137
• ISBN 13: 9781880507131
• Binding: Library Binding