And all these BIG topics are handled with a light, clear touch. This is a book about grief, fear, friendship, and the ways beauty and purpose heal us. But it works just as well in the classroom and at home, to help little readers ponder how important they can be to one another. Personally, I have used it at work to train authors, bloggers, and podcasters how to succeed at collaborative marketing. Why haven’t you read it?!? There is so much in this book! Swimmy shows his friends how-with ingenuity and team work-they can overcome any danger.” Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.“ The gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a very clever fish by beloved picture book creator Leo Lionni.ĭeep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. LEO LIONNI wrote and illustrated more than forty picture books in his lifetime, including four Caldecott Honor Books- Inch by Inch, Swimmy, Frederick, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. "If the picture book is a new visual art form in our time, Leo Lionni is certain to be judged a master of the genre." - The New York Times "A superior book, simple, but eye-catching." -School Library Journal.
"With his accustomed subtle interplay of graphic wit, clear language, and plain thinking, Lionni wisely proves that a minnow's grasp should not exceed his oxygen supply." - The New York Times
To celebrate Swimmy's fiftieth anniversary, we are issuing a handsome special edition hardcover that includes a bonus poster. Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Honor, this beloved tale of a brave little fish has been a favorite to generations of readers. Swimmy shows his friends how-with ingenuity and team work-they can overcome any danger.
The gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a very clever fish by beloved picture book creator Leo Lionni.ĭeep in the sea lives a happy school of fish.
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