Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni was an American writer and illustrator born in the Netherlands, who lived in Italy before moving to the United States in 1939. He worked as an art director for several advertising agencies and for Fortune magazine before returning to Italy in 1962, when he began writing and illustrating children's books. Inch by Inch won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award that same year. Swimmy, Little Blue and Little Yellow, and A Color of His Own are among the titles under his name.