Pezzettino
  • Published: 15 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307929990
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99

Pezzettino

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15 Nov 2012
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15 Nov 2012
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First time in paperback for this classic about being small in a big world.

A classic fable about the search for identity, from Caldecott Honor winning picture book creator Leo Lionni.

Pezzettino lives in a world in which everyone is big and does daring and wonderful things. But he is small, just a “little piece,” which is the meaning of pezzettino in Italian. “I must be a piece of somebody. I must belong to someone else,” he thinks. How Pezzettino learns that he belongs to no one but himself is the joyous and satisfying conclusion to this beautiful mosaic style picture book.
  • Published: 15 November 2012
  • ISBN: 9780307929990
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $17.99
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About the author

Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he moved to the United States in 1939. His picture books are distinguished by their enduring themes, graphic simplicity and brilliant use of collage. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.

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A Little Book About Food
Frederick (Leo Lionni's Friends)
A Little Book About Winter
Inch by Inch: A Lift-the-Flap Book (Leo Lionni's Friends)
Vamos a jugar (Let's Play, Spanish-English Bilingual Edition)
Where Are Swimmy's Friends?
A Little Book About Opposites
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Praise for Pezzettino

A Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year (2007) in the category of "Old Favorites in New Editions: 2005-2007 Reissues of Classic Children's Books"

"Pezzettino . . . returns to charm a new generation of kids."--Child Magazine

"Using collage and crayon illustrations, Lionni graphically portrays what it's like to be small in a big world."--The Horn Book Magazine

"The book's wonderful illustrations still look modern, and the uplifting story . . . holds true today."--UrbanBaby.com