Little Mice Tales

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Four classic Leo Lionni mouse fables are collected in one handsome box set, just the right size for small hands. Lionni’s familiar torn-paper collages with their gorgeous earthy colors will become immediate favorites for a whole new generation of readers. Caldecott Honor book Frederick, about a contemplative mouse who dreams away the summer while others harvest food for the winter, joins three lesser known but equally wonderful stories. Each features a protagonist who follows her or his heart, in spite of the scoffing and opposition of others. In Matthew’s Dream, a mouse discovers his passion for art after a trip to a museum. Tillie in Tillie and the Wall fantasizes about what is on the other side of the wall alongside her meadow home, and eventually overcomes her community’s resistance to venture forth and find out. Geraldine (Geraldine the Music Mouse) nibbles away at a hunk of cheese to create a sculpture of a flute-playing mouse, which then, magically, begins to play music.

This splendid collection of quiet, thought-provoking tales is enjoyable on many levels, for readers of all ages. Lovely! (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter


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“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.”
—Selma Lanes, The New York Times


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?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.?
?Selma Lanes, The New York Times


From the Inside Flap
Leo Lionni’s signature mice are the stars of this boxed-set edition of four picture book classics. Not one word or illustration has been deleted from this collection, which includes Frederick, a Caldecott Honor Book about a poet field mouse whose happy memories help his family endure the darkest days of winter; Matthew’s Dream, the story of a young mouse who dreams one night of ‘playful patches of color’ and goes on to paint great things; Geraldine, the Music Mouse, a simple fable about a mouse who discovers a passion for music; and Tillie and the Wall, the story of a determined mouse who longs to discover the unknown world on the other side of the wall in her meadow.

Each hardcover book has an attractive small trim size and the boxed set is being offered at an affordable price. Leo Lionni’s Little Mice Tales is the perfect gift to introduce new readers to the magic of Leo Lionni.


About the Author
Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books for young readers, including four Caldecott Honor Books. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.


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Good things do come in small packages and this quartet of mini books featuring Leo Lionni's mice is a delightful collection. Included is Frederick, the poet mouse, who stores up something special for the long cold winter. His stories and poems entertain his friends, and the collage art is just right for the story. (A New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and a Caldecott Honor Book.) After nibbling an enormous piece of parmesan cheese into the shape of a giant mouse holding a flute, Geraldine hears music for the first time in Geraldine, The Music Mouse. In Matthew's Dream, our hero takes his first trip to a museum where he experiences the world of art and meets Nicoletta. Now Matthew knows that he wants to become a painter. He does and eventually marries Nicoletta. His largest painting hangs in a museum, and he gives it a title "My Dream." It is a beautifully told tale of self discovery handsomely illustrated by Lionni. In Tillie and the Wall, our heroine is unlike the other mice, who are incurious about the wall that has always been part of their world. Tillie is determined to find out what lies on the other side of the wall. Put this on the list of items for any child who loves good stories and terrific illustrations. 2004, Alfred A Knopf, Ages 2 to 6.


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