{"product_id":"tico-and-the-golden-wings-9780394830780","title":"Tico and the Golden Wings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic fable encouraging generosity and individuality, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTico, 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.\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 \u003ci\u003eAlexander 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":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552717111570,"sku":"9780394830780","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96df8746-2324-4138-af11-29d08fba4267.jpg?v=1754900532","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tico-and-the-golden-wings-9780394830780","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}