Cornelius (Oversized Board Book)

Author Leo Lionni
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Board Book
$8.99 US
7.25"W x 8.75"H x 0.77"D  
On sale Jan 02, 2024 | 30 Pages | 9780593706923
Up to Preschool
Reading Level: Lexile 480L | Fountas & Pinnell K

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The beloved fable about being yourself, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni, is now available in a board book format!

Cornelius isn't like other crocodiles. He likes to walk upright and do tricks that no other crocodile can! But his friends are not impressed. "So what?" they say when he demonstrates standing on his head or hanging from his tail.

Cornelius is a bit disappointed at first...but things aren't always what they seem. And life on the riverbeach is about to undergo some big changes.

Children will see themselves in Cornelius while reading this tale of a crocodile who marches to the beat of his own drum.
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 a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89. View titles by Leo Lionni
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The beloved fable about being yourself, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni, is now available in a board book format!

Cornelius isn't like other crocodiles. He likes to walk upright and do tricks that no other crocodile can! But his friends are not impressed. "So what?" they say when he demonstrates standing on his head or hanging from his tail.

Cornelius is a bit disappointed at first...but things aren't always what they seem. And life on the riverbeach is about to undergo some big changes.

Children will see themselves in Cornelius while reading this tale of a crocodile who marches to the beat of his own drum.

Author

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 a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89. View titles by Leo Lionni

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