Nicolas, where have you been?

Nicolas, where have you been?      by Leo Lionni 

 (words from the book)
(pictures from website)

While hunting for sweet red berries, Nicolas Mouse is snatched
up and carried away by a big ugly bird. But that is only the beginning
of Nicolas's remarkable adventure.
Days later, when he returns home and begins telling his mice friends
what happened to him, they interrupt his story, shouting, "Down with
the birds! War on the birds!" Nicolas shouts back, " Let me finish!"
And when he does, they all agree with Uncle Raymond Mouse that
"one" bad bird doesn't make flock."

Four-time Caldecott Honor Book author-artist Leo Lionni has created
 a fable that children will want to hear again and again, and one with
 special meaning today. As the Horn Book Magazine wrote, "Nicolas,
Where Have You Been? is a fine, cheerful example of an ethical,
philosophical idea cast as a dightful  picture book.

 

 

 I love Leo Lionni, he is amazing and he just know how kid's thought and 
can give all imagainations into the charactors of the books preciselly.