Leo Lionni: 6 books

The cheerful celebration of art, music, and cheese from beloved four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni. While nibbling at a huge hunk of parmesan cheese, Geraldine uncovers a cheese statue of a mouse playing what seems to be a flute but on closer inspection is really its tail. That night...

The gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a very clever fish by beloved picture book creator Leo Lionni. Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . . until Swimmy...

Elementi di Botanica parallela offre un assaggio gustoso delle piante che popolano l’universo botanico fantastico di Leo Lionni: le artisie, i giraluna, le comunità di tirilli e mollette di bosco. In queste pagine compaiono anche i nomi dei primi studiosi, le proprietà e le teorie alla base di...

Artisie, giraluna, tirilli e altre fantastiche specie vegetali sono qui presentate con l’accuratezza dello scienziato. Lionni rovescia il Borges della Zoologia fantastica: raffigura minuziosamente il proprio universo botanico immaginario e rende percepibile, attraverso lo studio delle sue straordinarie...

While the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock by himself. “I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days,” he tells them. Another day he gathers “colors,” and then “words.” And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, the dreamer...

Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn,...