Frederick - by Leo Lionni (Board Book)

Book Synopsis

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story with a board book edition about the one-of-a-kind mouse named Frederick, who gathers something unusual for the long winter!

Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food...except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it's Frederick's stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice.

"A splendid achievement."--School Library Journal, starred review

"In Frederick, a mouse who is a poet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail demonstrates that a seemingly purposeless life is indeed far from that--and that we need not live by bread alone!"--Eric Carle

Review Quotes

"A splendid achievement." --School Library Journal (Starred Review)

"In Frederick, a mouse who is a poet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail demonstrates that a seemingly purposeless life is indeed far from that--and that we need not live by bread alone!"--Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar

"When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words." --Wilson Library Bulletin

About the Author

Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, ws born in Holland and studied 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 acclaimed picture books include four Caldecott Honor Books: Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Hailed as "a master of the simple fable" by the Chicago Tribune, he died in 1999 at the age of 89.