![]() Maybe the images were too compressed or my phone's screen doesn't properly represent them. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy. ![]() 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. Since I read the ebook from my library, which was poorly formatted, I'm not taking that into account for the rating. Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed childrens books. The art is also beautiful, but occasionally the colours represented don't completely match what they're called. More food for thought than I expected from such a short children's book with very basic writing, so it's earning a high rating from me. It can also represent friendship: finding a person of similar personality or style to navigate the world with rather than being a loner. ![]() Though likely not intentional, this could be used as a metaphor for accepting one's own sexuality - useful, for example, for same sex parents to help counteract societal bigotry. ![]() Also, I find the solution - encountering another chameleon with whom he can change colours together - very sweet and encouraging. While this isn't how chameleons work in real life, it's aimed at very small children who wouldn't understand the science behind the animal anyway. This is a simple book that halfway teaches colours while telling the story of a sad chameleon who wants to be himself rather than all the shades of the world around him. ![]()
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