Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni (May 5, 1910 – October 11, 1999) was an Italian-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. source

• Swimmy
  Swimmy 1996
• Frederick
  Frederick 1963
• A Colour of his own
  A Colour of his own 1993
• Inch by inch
  Inch by inch 1960
• Little blue and little yellow
  Little blue and little yellow 1959
• Alexander and the wind-up mouse

  
  Alexander and the wind-up mouse 1999
• Fish is fish
  Fish is fish 1996
• It's mine!

  
  It's mine! 1986
• An Extraordinary Egg
  An Extraordinary Egg 1994
• The biggest house in the world
  The biggest house in the world 1968
• Pezzettino
  Pezzettino 1975
• Tillie and the wall
  Tillie and the wall 1991
• The Alphabet Tree
  The Alphabet Tree 1990
• Six Crows

  
  Six Crows 1988
• Tico and the Golden Wings

  
  Tico and the Golden Wings 2001
• Matthew's Dream
  Matthew's Dream 1991
• Cornelius
  Cornelius 1994