Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0399555536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni's very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. Leo Lionni launched his children’s book career in 1959 with Little Blue and Little Yellow, and this 50th-anniversary edition, complete with Lionni’s own explanation of how the book came to be, is sure to resonate with children today.
Tico and the Golden Wings
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0394817494
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A classic fable encouraging generosity and individuality, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni. Tico, a little bird born without wings, is one day granted his dearest wish. But the wings he gets are made of gold and his bird friends turn against him. “You think you are better than we are,” they say. What Tico does with his golden feathers—and the important lesson he learns—is a fable that children will take to their hearts.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0394817494
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A classic fable encouraging generosity and individuality, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni. Tico, a little bird born without wings, is one day granted his dearest wish. But the wings he gets are made of gold and his bird friends turn against him. “You think you are better than we are,” they say. What Tico does with his golden feathers—and the important lesson he learns—is a fable that children will take to their hearts.
Little Blue and Little Yellow
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0399555536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni's very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. Leo Lionni launched his children’s book career in 1959 with Little Blue and Little Yellow, and this 50th-anniversary edition, complete with Lionni’s own explanation of how the book came to be, is sure to resonate with children today.
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0399555536
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni's very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. Leo Lionni launched his children’s book career in 1959 with Little Blue and Little Yellow, and this 50th-anniversary edition, complete with Lionni’s own explanation of how the book came to be, is sure to resonate with children today.
The Girl with the Brown Crayon
Author: Vivian Gussin PALEY
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674041836
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Flit across the classroom walls. Soon enough we are drawn into Reeny's remarkable dance of self-revelation and celebration, and into the literary turn it takes when Reeny discovers a kindred spirit in Leo Lionni - a writer of books and teller of tales. Led by Reeny, Paley takes us on a tour through the landscape of characters created by Lionni. These characters come to dominate a whole year of discussion and debate as the children argue the virtues and weaknesses of.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674041836
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Flit across the classroom walls. Soon enough we are drawn into Reeny's remarkable dance of self-revelation and celebration, and into the literary turn it takes when Reeny discovers a kindred spirit in Leo Lionni - a writer of books and teller of tales. Led by Reeny, Paley takes us on a tour through the landscape of characters created by Lionni. These characters come to dominate a whole year of discussion and debate as the children argue the virtues and weaknesses of.
The Greentail Mouse
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0307981517
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Originally published in 1973, this is the offbeat fable of a city mouse who visits his peaceful country cousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. The country mice are inspired to have their own Mardi Gras. And at first, it is fun wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other, but after a while, they begin believing that they really are ferocious animals. Leo Lionni's winsome mice cavort across big double-page spreads of oil paintings and tell a story about what is real and what is not that is just right for preschoolers. Reissued in hardcover in 2003, it now makes its debut in Dragonfly paperback.
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0307981517
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Originally published in 1973, this is the offbeat fable of a city mouse who visits his peaceful country cousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. The country mice are inspired to have their own Mardi Gras. And at first, it is fun wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other, but after a while, they begin believing that they really are ferocious animals. Leo Lionni's winsome mice cavort across big double-page spreads of oil paintings and tell a story about what is real and what is not that is just right for preschoolers. Reissued in hardcover in 2003, it now makes its debut in Dragonfly paperback.
Six Crows
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 037584550X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The beloved farming fable from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni! While a farmer tends his field of wheat, six hungry crows watch and wait in a nearby tree. When the wheat ripens, the farmer builds a scarecrow to frighten them off, but these ingenious crows are not so easily scared. Bringing this original fable to life with brilliant collages, Leo Lionni deftly draws parallels between animal and human behavior that children can readily appreciate. And once again he shows us that compromise can work magic.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 037584550X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The beloved farming fable from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni! While a farmer tends his field of wheat, six hungry crows watch and wait in a nearby tree. When the wheat ripens, the farmer builds a scarecrow to frighten them off, but these ingenious crows are not so easily scared. Bringing this original fable to life with brilliant collages, Leo Lionni deftly draws parallels between animal and human behavior that children can readily appreciate. And once again he shows us that compromise can work magic.
An Extraordinary Egg
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385755473
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385755473
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken.
A Little Book About Colors (Leo Lionni's Friends)
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0525582290
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A new board book for the youngest fans of Leo Lionni--inspired by his bestselling classics! Discover a world full of color in this delightful board book inspired by the works of legendary children's book author and illustrator Leo Lionni. With sturdy pages and engaging artwork, this colorful book is perfect for boys and girls ages 0 to 3. It makes a great baby shower gift!
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0525582290
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A new board book for the youngest fans of Leo Lionni--inspired by his bestselling classics! Discover a world full of color in this delightful board book inspired by the works of legendary children's book author and illustrator Leo Lionni. With sturdy pages and engaging artwork, this colorful book is perfect for boys and girls ages 0 to 3. It makes a great baby shower gift!
Days of the Blackbird
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142402710
Category : Blackbirds
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
At the request of a kind duke's loving daughter, La Colomba, a pure white bird, braves the bitter winter of the northern Italian mountains to sing for the gravely ill man.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142402710
Category : Blackbirds
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
At the request of a kind duke's loving daughter, La Colomba, a pure white bird, braves the bitter winter of the northern Italian mountains to sing for the gravely ill man.
Frederick's Fables
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A collection of fourteen of Lionni's previously published books, presented in the same format.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A collection of fourteen of Lionni's previously published books, presented in the same format.
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 039955551X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical mouse, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship. Originally published in 1969, the Caldecott Honor-winning Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers.
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 039955551X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical mouse, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship. Originally published in 1969, the Caldecott Honor-winning Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers.