Leo Lionni

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Leo Lionni (May 5, 1910 - October 11, 1999) was an author and illustrator of children's books. Born in Amsterdam, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several newspapers. He returned to Italy in 1962 and started writing and illustrating his own books.

Contents 1 As an art collector 2 Selected works 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] As an art collector

It was reported by the New York Times on November 5, 2006 that he donated a painting by George Grosz, “The Poet Max Herrmann-Neisse," to the Museum of Modern Art in 1954. The ownership by the Museum of Modern Art is being disputed by the estate of George Grosz. The claim is that it was stolen by Nazis during World War II. The conclusion, if what the estate of George Grosz is saying is true, is that Leo Lionni was, in 1954, in possession of a work of art looted by the Nazis. No evidence, however, supports that Lionni had reason to suspect Nazi involvement.

[edit] Selected works

• "Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse"
• "The Alphabet Tree"
• "The Biggest House in the World"
• "A Busy Year"
• "A Color of His Own"
• "Colors to Talk About"
• "Cornelius: A Fable"
• "An Extraordinary Egg"
• "Fish is Fish"
• "A Flea Story"
• "Frederick"
• "Geraldine, the Music Mouse"
• "The Greentail Mouse"
• "I Want to Stay Here! I Want to Go There!: A Flea Story"
• "In the Rabbitgarden"
• "Inch by Inch"
• "It's Mine"
• "Let's Make Rabbits: A Fable"
• "Let's Play"
• "Letters to Talk About"
• "Little Blue and Little Yellow"
• "Matthew's Dream"
• "Mouse Days: A Book of Seasons"
• "Mr. McMouse"
• "Nadarin"
• "Nicolas, Where Have You Been?"
• "Numbers to Talk About"
• "On My Beach There are Many Pebbles"
• "Pezzettino"
• "Pouce Par Pouce"
• "Prohibido a Los Gatos!"
• "Pulgada a Pulgada"
• "Six Crows: A Fable"
• "Swimmy"
• "Theodore and the Talking Mushroom"
• "Tico and the Golden Wings"
• "Tillie and the Wall"
• "Tili Y El Muro"
• "Una Piedra Extraordinaria"
• "What?: Pictures to Talk About"
• "When?: Pictures to Talk About"
• "Where?: Pictures to Talk About"
• "Who?: Pictures to Talk About"
• "Words to Talk About"

[edit] Trivia

• The band Tilly and the Wall derived inspiration for their name from one of his books.

[edit] External links

• Information from Random House
• Leo Lionnio posters, hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries Digital Collections
• American Institute of Graphic Arts biography