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 (Leo Lionni's Friends) - (Board Book) 8.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 6.7 Inches (H) x 6.7 Inches (W) x. Seller Rating: Contact seller Book First Edition Used - Hardcover Condition: Used US 48.00 Convert currency US 4.95 Shipping Within U.S.A.

Lionni always thought of himself as an artist. Frederick Leo Lionni Published by Pantheon May 1967, 1967 ISBN 10: 0394810406 ISBN 13: 9780394810409 Seller: Reclaimed Bookstore, Richmond, U.S.A. (Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words. The book won a 1968 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations 2 and is listed in the literary reference book 1001 Children's Books You Must. The book is about a group of field mice who are gathering food, except the titular mouse who prefers to store up something special for the winter instead. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winnerfor Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. 864997 Work Description (goodreads) While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. Frederick is a 1967 children's book by Leo Lionni. 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). Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. 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.

Fredrik leo lionni