Leo+Lionni



Leo Lionni was an author and illustrator of more than 40 children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States. Mr. Lionni's wrote his first book, __Little Blue and Little Yellow, __in 1959. Perhaps his most famous book was __Swimmy__; a book about a little black fish in a school of red fish who discovers a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies. Click  here to find videos that tell about Mr. Lionni and his love of writing about animals and using a variety of art materials to illustrate his books.

Did you know that Mr. Lionni was the first children’s author/illustrator to use the collage technique for his illustrations? According to the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary a collage is " a work of art made by gluing pieces of different materials to a flat surface" Below are some examples of Mr. Lionni's illustrations shown on his book covers. Have you ever created a collage?


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