Arlene Mosel
Personal Information
Born August 27, 1921
Died May 7, 1996 (74 years old)
Cleveland, United States
Also known as: Arlene Tichy Mosel, Arlene Tichy
2 books
4.2 (15)
169 readers
Description
Arlene Tichy Mosel (August 27, 1921 – May 1996) was an American children's librarian who wrote the text for two award-winning children's picture books illustrated by Blair Lent, both retelling traditional material. Tikki Tikki Tembo won the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and Lent won the annual Caldecott Medal for The Funny Little Woman.
Books
Newest First
Tikki Tikki Tembo
4.5 (12)
126
The book tells the story of a Chinese boy with a long name who fell into a well. It is a sort of origin myth about why Chinese names are so short today (wikipedia)
The Funny Little Woman
3.0 (3)
43
The story is set in "Old Japan." The title character likes to laugh ("Tee-he-he-he") and make rice dumplings.