Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni's beloved fable about the benefits of being open minded.
When the young mouse Nicolas sets out across the great meadow alone in search of ripe red berries, he is grabbed up by the claws of a huge bird and carried high into the sky. But that is only the beginning of Nicolas's adventure. How he gets the berries he was hoping to find, and learns to trust the very creatures he thought were his enemies, makes this Leo Lionni fable one that young children will want to hear again and again.
WINNER
| 2007 Book Sense Children's Pick List
"A rich story both in appearance and theme. Even preschoolers can have a book discussion about this one." —Booklist
"[Lionni] creates a world of adventure and consequence from a wonderously minimal set of objects and words." —Publishers Weekly
"A fine, cheerful example of an ethical, philosophical idea cast as a delightful picture book." —The Horn Book Magazine
"A delightful story. The book has potential for prompting classroom discussions." —School Library Journal
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 Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
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Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni's beloved fable about the benefits of being open minded.
When the young mouse Nicolas sets out across the great meadow alone in search of ripe red berries, he is grabbed up by the claws of a huge bird and carried high into the sky. But that is only the beginning of Nicolas's adventure. How he gets the berries he was hoping to find, and learns to trust the very creatures he thought were his enemies, makes this Leo Lionni fable one that young children will want to hear again and again.
Awards
WINNER
| 2007 Book Sense Children's Pick List
Reviews
"A rich story both in appearance and theme. Even preschoolers can have a book discussion about this one." —Booklist
"[Lionni] creates a world of adventure and consequence from a wonderously minimal set of objects and words." —Publishers Weekly
"A fine, cheerful example of an ethical, philosophical idea cast as a delightful picture book." —The Horn Book Magazine
"A delightful story. The book has potential for prompting classroom discussions." —School Library Journal
Author
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 Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
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