Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni

(1910–1999) picture book writer United States

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Leo Lionni (1910–1999) was a United States picture book writer.

About Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortune magazine. He returned to Italy in 1962 and started writing and illustrating children's books. In 1962, his book Inch by Inch was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

Notable works:

Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

Awards:

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis|AIGA Medal|Q137392788

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