Grasshopper, insouciant hero of Lobels 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 19661978 (SLJ)
Children's Choices for 1979 (IRA/CBC)
Garden State Children's Book AwardEasy to Read (New Jersey Library Association)