The story of Little Blue and Little Yellow

We have revised with computer and illustrated the book into English and Italian languages.By pupils of 2 nd and 3 rd year, class C, Conti Primary schoolI.S.C. LORENZOLOTTO, JESI, ANCONA, ITALY

Small fable on racismDrawn from the text:"Piccolo Blu e Piccolo Giallo"Author: "Leo Lionni"Editor: "Babalibri""From time to time, from the endless flow ofour mental imagery, there emergesunexpectedly something that, vague though itmay be, seems to carry the promise of a form,a meaning, and, more important, an irresistiblepoetic charge." - -Leo Lionni - -

AboutLeo Lionni:Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books.He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was afour-time Caldecott Honor Winner--for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, andAlexander and the Wind-Up Mouse.He's born in Amsterdam in 1910 by a father diamond cutter and a mother lyricsinger.Emigrated to the USA in 1939, he!s the artistic director of a big advertisingagency, where he calls to collaborate artists: Calder, De Koonig, FernandLéger.Before moving to Italy, at Radda in Chianti, he heads the magazine «Fortune» and so bychance he writes books for children.Writer, sculptor, painter, Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at theage of 89.Some books:For more information: http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/lionni/index.html

The endhttp://www.jesicentro.it/comenius/2007/ING/BOOK/TESTI/blue.htmWe have chosen this book because it talk about friendship and differencesof language, race and culture.This is the fundamental idea of our project:to know us to understood each other and live together.