Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he came to the United States in 1939. He was the recipient of the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was honored posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators’ Lifetime Achievement Award. His picture books are distinguished by their enduring moral themes, graphic simplicity and brilliant use of collage, and include four Caldecott Honor Books: Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Hailed as “a master of the simple fable” by the Chicago Tribune, he died in 1999 at the age of 89.
“A classy, classic fable . . . by an illustrator who, like Matthew,
paints canvases ‘filled with the shapes and colors of joy.’”—School
Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Inviting, brilliant pages . . . offer a gentle introduction to the
missions of art and the artist.”—The Horn Book Magazine
"A classy, classic fable . . . by an illustrator who, like Matthew,
paints canvases 'filled with the shapes and colors of
joy.'"-School Library Journal (Starred Review)
"Inviting, brilliant pages . . . offer a gentle introduction to the
missions of art and the artist."-The Horn Book Magazine
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