"Leo Lionni first saw the light of day on May 5, 1910, in a suburb of Amsterdam. Some eighty-seven years later, in his autobiography, he mused about his birth-
"It had been a hectic, scary day, but, in retrospect, a good one. . . . Two fives—my hands. Ten, my fingers. I would be making things."
And make things he did: paintings, sculptures, collages, drawings, mosaics, designs, posters, advertisements—and forty childrens books. He became widely recognized as one of the most distinguished and innovative designers and artists of the twentieth century.
His life, most especially his early, formative years,
bears testimony to how his everyday experiences, his family, and his surroundings
influenced him as an artist and creative thinker."
His life, most especially his early, formative years,
bears testimony to how his everyday experiences, his family, and his surroundings
influenced him as an artist and creative thinker."
From
Why Leo Writes
Find out why Leo loved to write about animals in his own words
animated versions of two of his stories
Swimmy
Frederick
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