Geraldine, The Music Mouse by Leo Lionni

Geraldine, The Music Mouse by Leo Lionni

A beloved Lionni mouse discovers the magic of music.
As Geraldine, a little mouse, begins nibbling at a huge hunk of Parmesan cheese, she uncovers a big cheese statue of a mouse playing what seems to be a flute but on closer inspection is really its tail. That night Geraldine is woken by silver and gold sounds. This must be music she says. And every night the cheese mouse fills Geraldine's hideaway with beautiful music. Then one day her hungry mice friends ask her to share her cheese with them. How Geraldine's new love of music enfuses her with a magic of her own provides a satisfying conclusion to this delightful tale. Called by The Horn Book Magazine a worthy successor to Frederick, this is the first time this fable of friendship and sharing has appeared in paperback.

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 Alexander 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.

From the Hardcover edition.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780375855146
ISBN 10	0375855149
Title	Geraldine, The Music Mouse
Author	Leo Lionni
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2009-10-13
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.