‘Grasshopper, insouciant hero of Lobel’s free-and-easy reader, goes where the road leads, en route unsettling a series of set-in-their-ways insects.’ –SLJ. ‘One of the richest examples of characterization in the beginning-to-read genre.’ –BL. Notable Children’s Book of 1978 (ALA) 1979 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
Best of the Best Children’s Books 1966-1978 (SLJ) Children’s Choices for 1979 (IRA/CBC) Garden State Children’s Book Award–Easy to Read (New Jersey Library Association)