Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Book winner for
Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and
Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.
"Lionni's signature watercolors span the rainbow in this story of a chameleon who, while searching for his identity, finds a friend with whom he can share his changeable nature." —
Publishers Weekly"As captivating now as it was when first published in 1975." —
Children's Literature
