레오 리오니는 어린이를 독립된 주체로 보고 그들의 독립된 자아 의식을 중시하는 작가. 『프레드릭』에는 그의 이러한 작가정신이 잘 반영되어 있다. 어린이 스스로 자신의 고유한 사고를 소중히 간직할 수 있도록 돕는 내용과 단순하면서도 따뜻한 색채의 아름다움은 읽는 이에게 아늑한 인상을 남긴다. 절제의 미학이 돋보이는 그림책.
Leo Lionni s Caldecott Honor winning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is turning fifty! Celebrate this beloved favorite, which now includes a special introduction from noted children s book historian Leonard Marcus.
Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it s Frederick s stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. Winner of a 1967 Caldecott Honor, Frederick has been cherished by generations of readers.
A splendid achievement. -- School Library Journal, starred review
In Frederick, a mouse who is a poet from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail demonstrates that a seemingly purposeless life is indeed far from that and that we need not live by bread alone! -- Eric Carle