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Jan 17, 2017 | ISBN 9780399555534 | 3-7 years Buy
Oct 13, 2009 | ISBN 9780375860133 | 3-7 years Buy
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Jan 17, 2017 | ISBN 9780399555534 | 3-7 years
Oct 13, 2009 | ISBN 9780375860133 | 3-7 years
Jun 14, 2011 | ISBN 9780375872907 | 3-7 years
Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni’s very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year.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 Little Blue and Little Yellow, 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.
Leo Lionni’s first picture book has at last found its perfect format in this sturdy board book for the very youngest child. 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. This classic tale of friendship also offers a playful introduction to color concepts.
Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo… More about Leo Lionni
“An unusual, imaginative, stimulating, and appealing picture book.” —The Horn Book Magazine“Abstract art with heart.” —School Library Journal’s Top 100 Picture Books Poll (voted #66)
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio WINNER 2009
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