{"product_id":"matthews-dream-isbn-9780679873181","title":"Matthew's Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003eA cleverly told and beautifully illustrated tale of self-discovery from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew the mouse lives in a dreary corner of a dusty attic. But a trip to the museum helps him to see his surroundings in a new way. With brush in paw, Matthew sets out to paint “the shapes and colors of joy.”“A classy, classic fable . . . by an illustrator who, like Matthew, paints canvases ‘filled with the shapes and colors of joy.’”—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Inviting, brilliant pages . . . offer a gentle introduction to the missions of art and the artist.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304438616293,"sku":"NP9780679873181","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780679873181.jpg?v=1767732428","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/matthews-dream-isbn-9780679873181","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}