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“From time to time, from the endless flow of our mental imagery, there emerges unexpectedly something that, vague though it may be, seems to carry the promise of a form, a meaning, and, more important, an irresistible poetic charge.”—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.
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Swimmy
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1973
Price: $6.99
Illus. in color. "An exquisite picture book. A little fish, the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devises a plan to camouflage himself and his new companions."--(starred) School Library Journal. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1973
Price: $6.99
Illus. in color. "An exquisite picture book. A little fish, the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devises a plan to camouflage himself and his new companions."--(starred) School Library Journal. Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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A Color of His Own
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 30, 1997
Price: $6.99
The charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend.
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... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 30, 1997
Price: $6.99
The charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend.
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... Read more >
Also available as a
board book and a
hardcover.
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Frederick
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1973
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. "While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words."--Wilson Library Bulletin. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1973
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. "While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words."--Wilson Library Bulletin. Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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A Color of His Own
Format: Board, 30 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2000
Price: $6.99
Now available in a board book edition, the charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend.
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... Read more >
Format: Board, 30 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2000
Price: $6.99
Now available in a board book edition, the charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend.
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... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 12, 1974
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. "Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener' story in which a live mouse is envious of his mechanical counterpart."--Booklist. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 12, 1974
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. "Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener' story in which a live mouse is envious of his mechanical counterpart."--Booklist. Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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It's Mine!
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 19, 1996
Price: $6.99
Caldecott Medalist Leo Lionni's classic tale about three childlike frogs who learn a valuable lesson about cooperation is now available in paperback. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 19, 1996
Price: $6.99
Caldecott Medalist Leo Lionni's classic tale about three childlike frogs who learn a valuable lesson about cooperation is now available in paperback. Read more >
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Fish is Fish
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 12, 1974
Price: $6.99
A tadpole and a minnow are underwater friends, but the tadpole grows legs and explores the world beyond the pond and then returns to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees. The fish imagines these creatures as bird-fish and people-fish and cow-fish and is eager to join them... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 12, 1974
Price: $6.99
A tadpole and a minnow are underwater friends, but the tadpole grows legs and explores the world beyond the pond and then returns to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees. The fish imagines these creatures as bird-fish and people-fish and cow-fish and is eager to join them... Read more >
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An Extraordinary Egg
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 1998
Price: $6.99
Now in Dragonfly comes the tale of three colorful frogs. One finds a pebble. Another declares it a chicken egg. But what happens when a baby alligator hatches instead? Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 1998
Price: $6.99
Now in Dragonfly comes the tale of three colorful frogs. One finds a pebble. Another declares it a chicken egg. But what happens when a baby alligator hatches instead? Read more >
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The Alphabet Tree
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 24, 1990
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. The letters on an alphabet tree, torn and tossed by the wind, find strength in banding together to form words. Then a clever caterpillar teaches the letters to become even stronger by forming sentences with a message of peace in a gentle parable about the power of... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 24, 1990
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. The letters on an alphabet tree, torn and tossed by the wind, find strength in banding together to form words. Then a clever caterpillar teaches the letters to become even stronger by forming sentences with a message of peace in a gentle parable about the power of... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Matthew's Dream
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 7, 1995
Price: $6.99
"One of Lionni's familiar-looking mice lives in a junk-strewn attic. When Matthew visits an art gallery, he is entranced. That night Matthew dreams about walking hand in hand through 'playful patches of color.' He awakens, his inspiration stays with him and he goes on to paint great things. Lionni uses familiar... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 7, 1995
Price: $6.99
"One of Lionni's familiar-looking mice lives in a junk-strewn attic. When Matthew visits an art gallery, he is entranced. That night Matthew dreams about walking hand in hand through 'playful patches of color.' He awakens, his inspiration stays with him and he goes on to paint great things. Lionni uses familiar... Read more >
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The Biggest House in the World
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1973
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. A young snail realizes that a big house might be a disaster for him. Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1973
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. A young snail realizes that a big house might be a disaster for him. Read more >
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Cornelius
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 22, 1994
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. Unlike other crocodiles, Cornelius walks upright, sees things, and does tricks no other crocodile can. His friends aren't impressed--or are they? Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 22, 1994
Price: $6.99
Illus. in full color. Unlike other crocodiles, Cornelius walks upright, sees things, and does tricks no other crocodile can. His friends aren't impressed--or are they? Read more >
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Little Blue and Little Yellow
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $15.99
Celebrate its 50th anniversary with the reissue of this classic.
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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $15.99
Celebrate its 50th anniversary with the reissue of this classic.
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... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding.
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Geraldine, The Music Mouse
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $6.99
A beloved Lionni mouse discovers the magic of music.
As Geraldine, a little mouse, begins nibbling at a huge hunk of Parmesan cheese, she uncovers a big cheese statue of a mouse playing what seems to be a flute but on closer inspection is really its tail. That night Geraldine is woken... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $6.99
A beloved Lionni mouse discovers the magic of music.
As Geraldine, a little mouse, begins nibbling at a huge hunk of Parmesan cheese, she uncovers a big cheese statue of a mouse playing what seems to be a flute but on closer inspection is really its tail. That night Geraldine is woken... Read more >
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Tico and the Golden Wings
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2000
Price: $6.99
All Tico the wingless bird wants is a pair of golden wings to carry him up over the mountaintops. But when Tico's wish is granted, none of his friends will talk to him. What's so wrong with being different? Tico wonders all alone. One day Tico helps a crying man by... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2000
Price: $6.99
All Tico the wingless bird wants is a pair of golden wings to carry him up over the mountaintops. But when Tico's wish is granted, none of his friends will talk to him. What's so wrong with being different? Tico wonders all alone. One day Tico helps a crying man by... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Fish Is Fish
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2005
Price: $15.95
A tadpole and a minnow are underwater friends, but the tadpole grows legs and explores the world beyond the pond and then returns to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees. The fish imagines these creatures as bird-fish and people-fish and cow-fish and is eager to join them.
From... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2005
Price: $15.95
A tadpole and a minnow are underwater friends, but the tadpole grows legs and explores the world beyond the pond and then returns to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees. The fish imagines these creatures as bird-fish and people-fish and cow-fish and is eager to join them.
From... Read more >
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A Color of His Own
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $12.95
The charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend.
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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $12.95
The charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend.
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... Read more >
Also available as a
board book and a
trade paperback.
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Pezzettino
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $15.95
Pezzettino lives in a world in which everyone is big and does daring and wonderful things. But he is small, just a “little piece,” which is the meaning of pezzettino in Italian. “I must be a piece of somebody. I must belong to someone else,” he thinks. How Pezzettino learns that... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2006
Price: $15.95
Pezzettino lives in a world in which everyone is big and does daring and wonderful things. But he is small, just a “little piece,” which is the meaning of pezzettino in Italian. “I must be a piece of somebody. I must belong to someone else,” he thinks. How Pezzettino learns that... Read more >
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The Alphabet Tree
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 8, 2004
Price: $15.95
The wordbug teaches the letters on the alphabet tree, torn and tossed by a windstorm, how to become stronger by banding together to form words. Then a clever purple caterpillar teaches the letters to become even stronger by forming sentences with a message of peace. Available in hardcover for the first... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: June 8, 2004
Price: $15.95
The wordbug teaches the letters on the alphabet tree, torn and tossed by a windstorm, how to become stronger by banding together to form words. Then a clever purple caterpillar teaches the letters to become even stronger by forming sentences with a message of peace. Available in hardcover for the first... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Frederick
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1967
Price: $16.95
Illus. in full color. "While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words."--Wilson Library Bulletin. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1967
Price: $16.95
Illus. in full color. "While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words."--Wilson Library Bulletin. Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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Swimmy
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 12, 1963
Price: $16.99
Illus. in color. "An exquisite picture book. A little fish, the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devises a plan to camouflage himself and his new companions."--(starred) School Library Journal.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 12, 1963
Price: $16.99
Illus. in color. "An exquisite picture book. A little fish, the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devises a plan to camouflage himself and his new companions."--(starred) School Library Journal.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: November 12, 1969
Price: $17.99
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... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: November 12, 1969
Price: $17.99
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... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $18.99
Illus. in full color. "Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener' story in which a live mouse is envious of his mechanical counterpart."--Booklist.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $18.99
Illus. in full color. "Eye-catching, boldly colored collages illustrate this classic 'grass is always greener' story in which a live mouse is envious of his mechanical counterpart."--Booklist.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Frederick and His Friends
Format: Package, 128 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2002
Price: $24.95
Here in one sumptuous collection are four timeless picture book classics by Leo Lionni: Frederick, Swimmy, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, and Fish Is Fish. In this volume, meet Frederick, the poet field mouse whose happy memories help his family endure through the darkest days of winter; Swimmy, the imaginative minnow... Read more >
Format: Package, 128 pages
On Sale: October 22, 2002
Price: $24.95
Here in one sumptuous collection are four timeless picture book classics by Leo Lionni: Frederick, Swimmy, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, and Fish Is Fish. In this volume, meet Frederick, the poet field mouse whose happy memories help his family endure through the darkest days of winter; Swimmy, the imaginative minnow... Read more >
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Tico and the Golden Wings
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $16.99
All Tico the wingless bird wants is a pair of golden wings to carry him up over the mountaintops. But when Tico's wish is granted, none of his friends will talk to him. What's so wrong with being different? Tico wonders all alone. One day Tico helps a crying man by... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $16.99
All Tico the wingless bird wants is a pair of golden wings to carry him up over the mountaintops. But when Tico's wish is granted, none of his friends will talk to him. What's so wrong with being different? Tico wonders all alone. One day Tico helps a crying man by... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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