Frederick | |
Author: | Leo Lionni |
Illustrator: | Leo Lionni |
Published: | 1967, Renewed 1995 |
Publisher: | Pantheon Books[1] |
Pages: | 28 |
Oclc: | 239309 |
Isbn: | 978-0-394-81040-9 |
Award: | Caldecott Honor |
Frederick is a 1967 children's book by Leo Lionni. The book is about a group of field mice who are gathering food, except the titular mouse who prefers to store up something special for the winter instead. The book won a 1968 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations[2] and is listed in the literary reference book 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up.