Leo Lionni (1910–1999)
Författare till Swimmy
Om författaren
Leo Lionni was born in Amsterdam on May 5, 1910. He attended the University of Zurich and also earned a doctorate in Economics from the University of Genoa in 1935. He taught himself to draw by visiting museums. After marrying Nora Maffi in 1931, Lionni moved to Milan, Italy, where he became known visa mer as a painter. In 1939 he moved to Philadelphia and began working in advertising design. Lionni held several positions in the artistic field including artistic director and design director. He also served as president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Around 1960 Lionni moved back to Italy. His first of over forty children's books was Little Blue and Little Yellow. Other titles include Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse, all of which won a Caldecott Honor. In addition, he received the American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal in 1984. Lionni died on October 11, 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Serier
Verk av Leo Lionni
Frederick's Fables : A Treasury of 16 Favorite Leo Lionni Stories (1985) — Inledning, vissa utgåvor — 314 exemplar
Leo Lionni's Little Mice Tales Boxed Set (Frederick, Matthew's Dream, Geraldine the Music Mouse, Tillie and the Wall) (2003) 7 exemplar
Raising a reader :PE #28 6 exemplar
O Sonho de Mateus 2 exemplar
Frederick[FREDERICK][Paperback] 1 exemplar
Pé Ante Pé 1 exemplar
Pequeño azul y pequeño amarillo 1 exemplar
Pequeno Azul E O Pequeno Amarelo, O 1 exemplar
tico e le ali d'oro (BABALIBRI) 1 exemplar
TICO ET LES AILES D OR 1 exemplar
Alex e o Ratinho de Corda 1 exemplar
Leo Lionni Set of 4 Books (Matthew's Dream ~ Cornelius ~ Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (Caldecott Honor Book) ~ Inch… (1993) 1 exemplar
Leo Lionni, pitture 1 exemplar
The Foolish Turtle 1 exemplar
Leo Lionni's Friends Go Fish Card Game: Includes Rules for Two More Games: Concentration and Snap (2020) 1 exemplar
Caldecott Medal and Honor Picture Books: Set of 6 (The Thanksgiving Story ~ Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse ~ Inch by… (1996) 1 exemplar
En Frederick 1 exemplar
Tillie und der Mauer 1 exemplar
Das grösste Haus der Welt 1 exemplar
Frederick, Deutsch von Günter Bruno Fuchs 1 exemplar
Leo Leonni 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Författare — 1,528 exemplar
Design Culture: An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (1997) — Bidragsgivare — 40 exemplar
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom...and Lots More Learning Fun [1999 film] (2001) — Author & Illustrator — 30 exemplar
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Allmänna fakta
- Vedertaget namn
- Lionni, Leo
- Födelsedag
- 1910-05-05
- Avled
- 1999-10-11
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
Netherlands (birth) - Födelseort
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dödsort
- Radda, Tuscany, Italy
- Bostadsorter
- Tuscany, Italy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Utbildning
- University of Genoa (Ph.D., Economics)
- Yrken
- graphic designer
writer
children's book author
illustrator - Priser och utmärkelser
- Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (Posthumous, 2007)
Medlemmar
Recensioner
Listor
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ABC (1)
Open Book 2021 (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 103
- Även av
- 8
- Medlemmar
- 45,433
- Popularitet
- #356
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 1,516
- ISBN
- 813
- Språk
- 21
- Favoritmärkt
- 20
- Proberstenar
- 69
Four-time Caldecott Honor-winner
New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year