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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

By Leo Lionni

By Leo Lionni

By Leo Lionni

By Leo Lionni

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Paperback $8.99

Jan 17, 2017 | ISBN 9780399555510 | 3-7 years

Hardcover $17.99

Nov 12, 1969 | ISBN 9780394809144 | 3-7 years

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    About Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

    Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical mouse, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship. 

    Originally published in 1969, the Caldecott Honor-winning Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers.

    About Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

    The beloved Caldecott Honor Book and Christopher Award winner about two unlikely friends who see each other for who they are inside.

    Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander, the real mouse, is chased away with brooms and imperiled by mousetraps. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse, too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical one, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship.

    Originally published in 1969, the Caldecott Honor-winning Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers.

    “A delicate fantasy about friendship, illustrated with bold, sumptuous collages.”–The New York Times

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    Also by Leo Lionni

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    Mouse Seasons
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    A Little Book About Winter
    Pequeño azul y pequeño amarillo (Little Blue and Little Yellow, Spanish-English Bilingual Edition)
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    About Leo Lionni

    Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo… More about Leo Lionni

    About Leo Lionni

    Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo… More about Leo Lionni

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Dragonfly Books
    Jan 17, 2017 | 32 Pages | 8-3/4 x 10-3/4 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780399555510

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Nov 12, 1969 | 32 Pages | 8-3/4 x 10-3/4 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780394809144
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    Praise

    “First published in 1975 and out of print for many years, Pezzettino, by the late legendary children’s book author and artist Lionni, returns to charm a new generation of kids.” —Child Magazine

    Awards

    ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 1969

    Caldecott Honor Book WINNER 1969

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