{"product_id":"pezzettino-9780394831565","title":"Pezzettino","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic fable about the search for identity, from Caldecott Honor winning picture book creator Leo Lionni.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePezzettino lives in a world in which everyone is big and does daring and wonderful things. But he is small, just a \"little piece,\" which is the meaning of \u003ci\u003epezzettino\u003c\/i\u003e in Italian. \"I must be a piece of somebody. I must belong to someone else,\" he thinks. How Pezzettino learns that he belongs to no one but himself is the joyous and satisfying conclusion to this beautiful mosaic style picture book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he came to the United States in 1939. He was the recipient of the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was honored posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators' Lifetime Achievement Award. His picture books are distinguished by their enduring moral themes, graphic simplicity and brilliant use of collage, and include four Caldecott Honor Books: \u003ci\u003eInch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, \u003c\/i\u003e and A\u003ci\u003elexander and the Wind-Up Mouse.\u003c\/i\u003e Hailed as \"a master of the simple fable\" by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003e he died in 1999 at the age of 89.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726420775186,"sku":"9780394831565","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4b6f593c-cecd-4f80-a0e6-249c5bb02214.jpg?v=1734868780","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pezzettino-9780394831565","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}