Leo Lionni

Simple illustrations on board pages help children learn number, letters and colors.

A wingless bird is granted his wish for a pair of golden wings.

"Help! Help! A mouse!" There was a scream. Then a crash. Cups, saucers, and spoons were flying in all directions. Alexander ran for his hole as fast as his little legs would carry him. All Alexander wanted was a few crumbs and yet every time they saw him they would scream for help or chase him with a broom. Unhappy that he is not welcome in the house as is his friend the wind-up mouse, real mouse Alexander sets out to find the Magic Lizard who can remedy the situation.

When his friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore the world, the little fish decides that maybe he doesn't have to remain in the pond either.

(Age 3-7) (Pre-K to 2) ''A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.'' Deep in the sea there lives a happy school of little fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . . until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how—with ingenuity and team work—they can overcome any danger. With its graceful text and stunning artwork, this Caldecott Honor Book deserves a place on every child’s shelf.

Cornelius, a crocodile who walks upright, sees things no crocodile has ever seen before.

Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken.

A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn't have his own color like other animals.

Mouse twins befriend a tree and watch it grow and change throughout each month of the year.

Timothy, a city mouse who has been transformed into a tiny man, searches for his true identity among a group of field mice.

Unlike the other mice, who are incurious about the wall that has always been part of their world, Tillie is determined to find out what lies on the other side of the wall.

Bright pictures and simple text teach young readers the basic colors.

A visit to an art museum inspires a young mouse to become a painter.

After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enough; they must say something important.

An owl helps a farmer and some crows reach a compromise over the rights to the wheat crop.