His stories often treat serious subjectswar, friendship, and honestyalthough generally the tone is playful.
"A splendid achievement." - School Library Journal, starred review "In Frederick, a mouse who is a poet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail demonstrates that a seemingly purposeless life is indeed far from that-and that we need not live by bread alone!" -Eric Carl Book Details Leo Lionni is one of the few artists to have four books designated as Caldecott Honor Books Frederick, Inch by Inch (1960), Swimmy (1963), and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (1969). Winner of a 1967 Caldecott Honor, Frederick has been cherished by generations of readers. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it's Frederick's stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food. The idea is inspired by Reeny's instant identification with Frederick, Lionni's individualistic brown mouse in the story of the same name (1967).
Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is turning fifty! Celebrate this beloved favorite, which now includes a special introduction from noted children's book historian Leonard Marcus. Frederick is a part of the Leo Lionnis Friends collection. LEO LIONNI wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor books Inch by Inch, Swimmy, Frederick, and Alexander and the. The story of Frederick starts by introducing a chatty family of field mice who live in a stone wall alongside a meadow not far from a.
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