Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Leo Lionni

Born: May 5, 1910
Died: October 11, 1999 (aged 89)
Bio: Leo Lionni was an author and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortune magazine.
Known for:
- Swimmy (1963)
- Frederick (1967)
- A Color of His Own (1975)
- Inch by Inch (1960)
- Little Blue and Little Yellow (1959)







