He was born in Holland in 1910 of Dutch parents, and although his education did not include formal art courses (in fact, he has a doctorate in economics from the University of Genoa), he spent much of his free time as a child in Amsterdam's museums, teaching himself to draw. Leo Lionni has gained international renown for his paintings, graphic designs, illustrations, and sculpture, as well as for his books for children. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89. 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.
Hum.Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books.
A three-time Caldecott Honor winner, it's a shame he never pulled in the Medal because his books are so known and well-loved the world over. The purple pebble was gone.Ī great grass-is-always-greener story with Lionni's iconic illustration style utilizing pen and ink, stamping and cut or torn pieces of colored paper. There was a blinding light.Īnd then all was quiet. "Lizard, lizard, could you change Willy into a mouse like me?" "The moon is round, the pebble found," said the lizard. The leaves rustled and there stood the lizard. "Lizard, lizard, in the bush," he ( Alexander) called quickly.
but when a box full of throwaway toys threatens to separate them forever, it takes a wily lizard and a full moon to set the story right. Said toy mouse (Willy) and real mouse (Alexander) meet and mutual sparks of admiration fly.
A Velveteen Rabbit/Toy Story-ish tale about a real mouse and a fake mouse and a psychedelic lizard that used to scare the bejesus out of me. So, without further chitchat, I give you one of the books that I most remember from my own youth. Even when the selection might seem pretty obvious to me, lots of folks out there might not have the same feeling and posting a book like this could reunite it with a long lost love. Though I do try and stick with obscure finds and books readers might not have seen in a while, every now and again I have to give props to the classics.
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