Little Blue and Little Yellow

Paperback

Grades Preschool – 2
Ages 3–7

Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni’s very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year.

Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. Leo Lionni launched his children’s book career in 1959 with Little Blue and Little Yellow, and this 50th-anniversary edition, complete with Lionni’s own explanation of how the book came to be, is sure to resonate with children today.

Award Winner

“An unusual, imaginative, stimulating, and appealing picture book.” —The Horn Book Magazine

“Abstract art with heart.” —School Library Journal’s Top 100 Picture Books Poll (voted #66)

ISBN 9780399555534 (Paperback)
Published on Jan 17, 2017
Published by Dragonfly Books
Pages 48
Dimensions 9 x 9
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 440L | Fountas/Pinnell: J

ISBN 9780375872907 (Board Book)
Published on Jun 14, 2011
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 42
Dimensions 5-3/4 x 5-3/4
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 440L | Fountas/Pinnell: J

ISBN 9780375860133 (Hardcover)
Published on Oct 13, 2009
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 48
Dimensions 8 x 8
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 440L | Fountas/Pinnell: J

Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.

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