Arlene Mosel

The Funny Little Woman Arlene Mosel

Brief Description: While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan. Jacket Description/Back: In this 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. Publisher Marketing: A giggly lady from Japan chases a rolling rice dumpling and is captured by a fearsome oni. 1973 Caldecott Winner Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 117 (EAN 9780140547535, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 143 (EAN 9780140547535, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 194 (EAN 9780140547535, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 112 (EAN 9780525450368, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 118 (EAN 9780525450368, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Lent, Blair Bruce Goldstone has worked in educational publishing for nearly twenty years. He is also the author of "Ten Fris," He lives and works in New York City. Blair Lent received the Caldecott Medal for "The Funny Little Woman" by Arlene Mosel. He has also received three Caldecott Honors. He is the illustrator of Ms. Mosel's "Tikki Tikki Tembo," a bestseller since its publication in 1968. Blair Lent lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.