Little Blue and Little Yellow - by Leo Lionni (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>First published in 1959, this wonderfully satisfying story is told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. This 50th anniversary edition includes Lionni's own explanation about how the book came to be during a train trip with his very young grandchildren. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni's very first story for children, and a <i>New York Times</i> Best Illustrated Book of the Year.</b> <p/>Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can't find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. Leo Lionni launched his children's book career in 1959 with <i>Little Blue and Little Yellow, </i> and this 50th-anniversary edition, complete with Lionni's own explanation of how the book came to be, is sure to resonate with children today.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An unusual, imaginative, stimulating, and appealing picture book." --<i>The Horn Book Magazine</i> <p/>"Abstract art with heart." --<i>School Library Journal</i>'s Top 100 Picture Books Poll (voted #66)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he came to the United States in 1939. He was the recipient of the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was honored posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators' Lifetime Achievement Award. His picture books are distinguished by their enduring moral themes, graphic simplicity and brilliant use of collage, and include four Caldecott Honor Books: <i>Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, </i> and <i>Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse.</i> Hailed as "a master of the simple fable" by the <i>Chicago Tribune, </i> he died in 1999 at the age of 89.
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