Tico And The Golden Wings

A classic fable encouraging generosity and individuality, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni. Tico, a little bird born without wings, is one day granted his dearest wish. But the wings he gets are made of gold and his bird friends turn against him. “You think you are better than we are,” they say. What Tico does with his golden feathers—and the important lesson he learns—is a fable that children will take to their hearts.

Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni's very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can’t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. Leo Lionni launched his children’s book career in 1959 with Little Blue and Little Yellow, and this 50th-anniversary edition, complete with Lionni’s own explanation of how the book came to be, is sure to resonate with children today.

Engaging teaching activities and rare, inside glimpse into Leo Lionni's creative process that will captivate your students almost as much as Swimmy and Frederick do!

Simplified Chinese edition of Tico and the Golden Wings by Caldecott winner Leo Lionni. In Simplified Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Kids love Leo Lionni's books because they entertain and deal with emotions, feelings and issues that are important to kids, all at the same time. Our author study is designed to explore the award winning books and artwork of Leo Lionni. The order in which Leo Lionni's books are shared is entirely up to the teacher, building more flexibility into the unit. There are complete lessons including reproducible pages, activities and questions for each of the following books: The Alphabet Tree, Little Blue and Yellow, A Color Of His Own. An Extraordinary Egg, Frederick, The Greentail Mouse, Mr M. Mouse, Matthew's Dream, A Busy Year, Tillie And The Wall, Alexander and The Wind-Up Mouse, Geraldine, The Music Mouse, and much more. This Author Study provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, author biography, self-evaluation, story sequencing, and reader's theatre to create a well-rounded lesson plan.