Arlene Mosel

Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, Illustrated by Blair Lent.

the hilarious retelling of an ancient Chinese folktale from the clever minds of Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent

Tikki Tikki Tembo is the hilarious retelling of an ancient Chinese folktale from the clever minds of Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent.

Blair Lent who sometimes wrote as Ernest Small (January 22, 1930 – January 27, 2009), ,

Blair Lent (January 22, 1930 – January 27, 2009), who sometimes wrote as Ernest Small, was an American illustrator and writer of children's books, perhaps best known for those with Chinese themes such as Tikki Tikki Tembo (1968).

as a retelling of a traditional Chinese story about a boy whose rescue after falling into a well was delayed due to Blair Lent's extremely lengthy name

Tikki Tikki Tembo was published by Holt in 1968 and illustrated by Blair Lent, It was presented as a retelling of a traditional Chinese story about a boy whose rescue after falling into a well was delayed due to Blair Lent's extremely lengthy name.

Harry Freedman

Canadian composer Harry Freedman's 10-minute work, entitled Tikki Tikki Tembo, is scored for narrator and woodwind quintet.

Eric Carle’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear

The company has published many classic picture books including Tikki Tikki Tembo and Eric Carle’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?