Swimmy
by Leo Lionni (Author)
The gorgeous, Caldecott Honor-winning tale of a very clever fish by beloved picture book creator Leo Lionni.
Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . . until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how—with ingenuity and team work—they can overcome any danger.
Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Honor, this beloved tale of a brave little fish has been a favorite to generations of readers.
Deep in the sea lives a happy school of fish. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . . until Swimmy comes along. Swimmy shows his friends how—with ingenuity and team work—they can overcome any danger.
Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Honor, this beloved tale of a brave little fish has been a favorite to generations of readers.
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Review quotes
"An exquisite picture book." —School Library Journal (Starred Review) "Each of his [Lionni's] books is self-consistent, a world unto itself. . . . Here is Swimmy: a tiny, insignificant fish in the vast and wide ocean who is ingenious enough to fend off the big, bad bully." —Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Leo Lionni
LEO LIONNI wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor books--Inch by Inch, Swimmy, Frederick, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780399555503
Lexile Measure
570
Guided Reading Level
M
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication date
January 20, 2017
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV002100 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Fishes
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV002170 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV002170 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Marine Life
Library of Congress categories
Fishes
Caldecott Medal
Honor Book 1964 - 1964
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
Finalist 2015 - 2015
