![]() Lionni continued to work as an artist until just before his death in 1999. He worked in many media including drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. Frederick by Leo Lionni: 9780399555527 : Books Leo Lionni’s Caldecott Honorwinning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is turning fifty Celebrate. Lionni always thought of himself as an artist. Lionni was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner for Inch by Inch (1961), Swimmy (1964), Frederick the Mouse (1968), and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (1970). During his career he wrote and illustrated over forty children's books. ![]() In 1959, Lionni, inspired by a story he had told his grandchlldren, he wrote his first children's book, Little Blue and Little Yellow. ![]() ![]() His economics studies moved into the background as he began to exhibit his drawings and artwork. He worked in Milan, Italy writing about architecture and then moved to the United States and worked as a graphic designer and an art director for several large companies. ![]() in economics from the University of Genoa, Italy. As an adult he would recall those memories, but he went on to study and received his Ph.D. Lionni always had an interest in drawing at museums near his home and studying the details of animals he kept in his room. Mouse Seasons Author Leo Lionni Random House Children's Books The first new original Leo Lionni picture book in nearly 30 years, featuring the beloved mouse Frederick as he guides his fellow mice-and young listeners-through a joyous celebration of the seasons. ![]()
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