By Eric Carle, Frances Foster
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

"An Appreciation" by Eric Carle.
"Remembering Leo Lionni" by Frances Foster.
Catalog Design by Rita Marshall.
32 Illustrations, Paper, 32 pages.
1,000 copies, First Edition.

From "Acknowledgments," by H. Nichols B. Clark:
"Among my first decisions as director was to pursue an exhibition of Leo Lionni's work. This was before I understood how much Lionni meant to Eric Carle. I had long been captivated by the elegant design, magical draftsmanship, and universal messages of his children's books. Happily, we are able to offer a glimpse into his other equally distinguished creative outlets: his drawing and sculpture. From art director for Fortune magazine to exhibiting with Surrealists such as Joan Mir and André Masson, Lionni achieved the pinnacle of whatever he pursued."

Illustrated by Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni: A Passion for Creativity
July 12, 2003 - October 19, 2003 Exhibition Poster

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

Here is the fable of Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of his fellow field mice and feeds their spirits during the coldest, darkest days of winter. A Caldecott Honor Book.

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni's picture books have delighted readers of all ages for decades. Here in one sumptuous treasury are four of these timeless classics, three of which were Caldecott Honor Books, and, for the very first time, a companion compact disc featuring a lively recording of each story. Eric Carle provides an informative and affectionate introduction that discusses Lionni's incomparable contribution to children's literature. Not one word or illustration has been left out of this magnificent gift treasury that celebrates the power of imagination and the triumph of the human spirit. Frederick and His Friends is perfect for reading, listening to, looking at, and passing on to the next generation of Lionni fans.

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

Somewhere in a corner of the sea, there lives a happy school of little fish...thanks to Swimmy. In this Lionni classic, Swimmy, a small orphaned fish, shows his friends how - with ingenuity and hard work - they can conquer their fears and overcome the dangers of the wet world. A Caldecott Honor Book.

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

A tadpole and a minnow are underwater friends, but the tadpole grows legs and explores the world beyond the pond and then returns to tell his fish friend about the new creatures he sees. The fish imagines these creatures as bird-fish and people-fish and cow-fish and is eager to join them.

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

It's an extraordinary day on Pebble Island for three frogs when one of them discovers a beautiful white egg. They've never seen a chicken egg before, but they're sure that's what this must be. So when the egg hatches and out crawls a long, green, scaly creature, they naturally call it...a chicken! From award-winning artist Leo Lionni, here's a hilarious case of mistaken identity that children are sure to delight in.

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

The letters on an alphabet tree, torn and tossed by the wind, find strength in banding together to form words. Then a clever caterpillar teaches the letters to become even stronger by forming sentences with a message of peace in a gentle parable about the power of the written word.

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

Little blue and little yellow share wonderful adventures. One day, they can't find one another. When they finally meet, they are overjoyed. They hug until they become green. But where did little blue and little yellow go? Are they lost?

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

In a fable within a fable, a wise snail convinces his son that a small, easy-to-carry shell might be better than the biggest house in the world for a life of adventure and exploration.

By Leo Lionni
Illustrated by Leo Lionni

Three selfish frogs bicker all day long. It's mine! It's mine! It's mine! But a bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun.

By Leo Lionni

Geraldine discovers that the beautiful music she hears at night is coming from a giant mouse - made of cheese! If she shares her treasure trove of cheese with her hungry mice friends, will the music cease?

By Leo Lionni

Nicolas is carried away by a big bird but struggles free and lands in a nest of baby birds whose mother adopts him. When he returns home, his mice friends want to start a war with the birds - until a wise old mouse counsels, "One bad bird doesn't make a flock."

By Leo Lionni

From award-winning author-artist Leo Lionni comes a delightful fable about a young crocodile with an irresistible outlook on life.

By Leo Lionni

Two rabbits, one drawn with a pencil and the other cut from paper, get a taste of real rabbit life - and a magical surprise - in this delightful tale from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni.

By Leo Lionni

Tillie, a little mouse with a lot of curiosity, is the only one in her family who longs to discover the unknown world beyond the long, high wall in their meadow. How can she find out what is on the other side?

By Leo Lionni

Can a song be measured? Meet a winning, winsome inchworm, proud of his ability to measure anything under the sun, from a robin's tail to a toucan's beak. When a hungry nightingale threatens to eat him for breakfast unless he can measure her song, the inchworm calls on his craft and skill to creatively solve the dilemma.

By Leo Lionni

Take a look. And another. And another. Are those ordinary pebbles you see, lying on an ordinary beach? Or are they hearts and gift-wrapped packages, numbers, letters, and the faces of friends? Take a look. And another. And another.

By Leo Lionni

At the foot of the beautiful Balabadur Hills, a farmer tends his field of wheat, while six hungry crows watch and wait from a nearby tree. When the wheat ripens, the farmer builds a scarecrow to frighten the crows away. But these ingenious crows are not so easily scared. Bringing this original fable to life with brilliant collages, Leo Lionni deftly draws parallels between animal and human behavior that children can readily appreciate. And once again he shows up that compromise can work magic.

By Leo Lionni

A little mouse named Theodore lives with three friends who boast of their special talents. The lizard can grow a new tail, the frog can swim under water, and the turtle can close like a box. "What can you do?" they ask Theodor. "I can run," he answers, causing them to burst out laughing.

Theodore longs to find a way to stand out and impress his friends. So one day he tells a whopper. Everyone believes him and treats him as very special indeed - until they discover that he made it all up! With few words and magnificent collages four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni has created a delightful fable about the consequences of lying.