Lionni's signature watercolors span the rainbow in this story of a chameleon who, while searching for his. This small board book edition of the classic tale of self-acceptance and friendship will be a favorite for toddlers and parents alike. Dragonfly Books, 6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-5-0. Leo Lionni, children's book creator extraordinaire, author of such beloved picture books as Frederick, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, Swimmy, and Inch by Inch, all Caldecott Honor winners, introduces color concepts in an exquisite and touching story. It isn't until he befriends another older, wiser chameleon that our hero begins to find inner peace, even as his outer surface is transformed again and again.
He thinks, "If I remain on a leaf, I shall be green forever, and so I too will have a color of my own." Of course, what he doesn't take into account is the changes wrought by autumn, and soon the green chameleon is yellow, then red, and then tumbled to the ground for the long black winter night. In the heather they are purple." One chameleon is not pleased with his changeable appearance. "Parrots are green, elephants are gray, pigs are pink." But chameleons change color wherever they go. A COLOR OF HIS OWN illustrated by Leo Lionni & edited by Simon Boughton RELEASE DATE: ApYou'd think the chameleon's ability to change his hue would afford a splendid chance for a dazzling Lionni display, and even his engaging little storyof one particular chameleon who longs for a color of his ownseems designed as a backdrop.
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