Four time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni's beloved tale about three young frogs learning to work together.Three selfish frogs live together on an island in the middle of Rainbow Pond. All day long they bicker:
It’s mine! It’s mine! It’s mine! But a bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun. With characteristic clarity, simplicity and exuberance, Leo Lionni makes it possible for kids to see themselves through the antics of others who share our world.
On sale: March 19, 1996
Age: 3-7 years
Grade: Preschool - 2
Page count: 32 Pages
ISBN: 9780679880844
Reading level: Lexile: 470L | Fountas/Pinnell: P
Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he came to the United States in 1939. He was the recipient of the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was honored posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators’ Lifetime Achievement Award. His picture books are distinguished by their enduring moral themes, graphic simplicity and brilliant use of collage, and include four Caldecott Honor Books:
Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and A
lexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Hailed as “a master of the simple fable” by the
Chicago Tribune, he died in 1999 at the age of 89.
“This story of selfishness on the pond, carried out in beautifully simple collages and language, is a fine choice for story hours.” —
School Library Journal
“The language [is] clear and precise, the illustrations cleanly done and full of action.” —
Kirkus Reviews
