Leo Lionni | |
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| Born | 5 May 1910 Amsterdam |
| Died | 11 October 1999 (aged 89) Radda in Chianti |
| Occupation | Graphic designer, illustrator, painter, designer |
Leo Lionni (5 May 1910 – 11 October 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.[1] In 1962, his book Inch by Inch was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
- ^ "About Leo Lionni". Random House. Retrieved March 11, 2010.