Leo Lionni, author portrait

Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
The Leo Lionni Treasury (8 Books in 1!)
Swimmy
Mouse Seasons
Inch by Inch
Swimmy
Frederick
Little Blue and Little Yellow
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Fish is Fish
Frederick (Step Into Reading, Step 3)
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (Step Into Reading, Step 3)
The Greentail Mouse
Pezzettino
Six Crows
Nicolas, Where Have You Been?
Geraldine, The Music Mouse
An Extraordinary Egg
A Color of His Own
It's Mine!
Matthew's Dream
Cornelius
Let's Make Rabbits
Tillie and the Wall
The Alphabet Tree
Tico and the Golden Wings
Fish is Fish
The Biggest House in the World

Books

The Leo Lionni Treasury (8 Books in 1!)
Swimmy
Mouse Seasons
Inch by Inch
Swimmy
Frederick
Little Blue and Little Yellow
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Fish is Fish
Frederick (Step Into Reading, Step 3)
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (Step Into Reading, Step 3)
The Greentail Mouse
Pezzettino
Six Crows
Nicolas, Where Have You Been?
Geraldine, The Music Mouse
An Extraordinary Egg
A Color of His Own
It's Mine!
Matthew's Dream
Cornelius
Let's Make Rabbits
Tillie and the Wall
The Alphabet Tree
Tico and the Golden Wings
Fish is Fish
The Biggest House in the World

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