ABOUT THIS BOOK

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.


REVIEWS

“With his accustomed subtle interplay of graphic wit, clear language, and plain thinking, Lionni wisely proves that a minnow’s grasp should not exceed his oxygen supply.”—The New York Times

"A superior book, simple, but eye-catching."--School Library Journal.

“If the picture book is a new visual art form in our time, Leo Lionni is certain to be judged a master of the genre.”—The New York Times


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor Books. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.


From the Hardcover edition.


AWARDS

WINNER 1970 - ALA Notable Children's Books
WINNER 1970 - Library of Congress Children's Books of the Year



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