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May 5, 1910 — Oct 11, 1999· 89 yrs

KINGDOM OF ITALY AUTHOR · FICTION · CHILDREN

Leo Lionni

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Leo Lionni (May 5, 1910 – October 11, 1999) was an Italian-American writer and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortune magazine. He returned to Italy in 1962 and started writing and illustrating children's books. In 1962, his book Inch by Inch was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. [source](

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But the farmers had moved away, the barn was abandoned, and the granary stood empty.

— from Frederick, 1963

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The Alphabet Tree

1990

4.5 (2)

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.

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Little blue and little yellow

1959

4.8 (4)

A little blue spot and a little yellow spot are best friends, and when they hug each other they become green.

#3

Frederick

1963

4.5 (11)

(goodreads) 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. (Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. 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. ** (Amazon) Winner of a 1967 Caldecott Honor, Frederick has been cherished by generations of readers - story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is celebrating its fiftieth birthday!

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