Analysis Of Little Blue By Leo Lionni

Content
• How appropriate is the content of the book for its intended age level?
The book is very appropriate for Pre-K-1children.The author evades stereotypes and classifications and uses a variety of colorful dots to tell the story of two children and their families. The uniqueness of this book comes from the author’s ability to use line, shape, and space to give the children opportunities to create their own images of what these characters may look like. The story touches on friendship and unity across lines of “color”. Leo Lionni’s simplicity of the story allows for the children to contribute and generate spontaneous responses to what is happening per page.
• Is this a book that will appeal to children, or is it really written for adults?

In the story, as Little Blue and Little Yellow hug, Lionni illustrates the technique of blending colors to introduce the color green which represents the unity between them. Throughout the story, Lionni stays true to the use of simple shape and bold color.
Medium and Style of Illustrations
• How has the illustrator used line, shape, and color to extend the meaning of the story? In the story of Little Blue and Little Yellow, uses line, shape, and color on each page to extend the meaning of the story. Even though the illustrations are simplistic, the placement of line, color shape convey to the related text. To express climbing a mountain, Lionni used bold black vertical shape with a green circle towards the top.
• How has the illustrator created balance in the composition? Leo Lionni created balance in the composition by arranging the characters on each page in circumstances that were relatable to the text on that page. When the author wanted to make a point to what was being said on a particular page, he would draw the attention to the center of the page by using a solid white background that made the bold color of the characters seem to pop off the

The binding is approximately ¼ inch in width and glued. The outer cover of the book is thicker board paper that contains a high gloss that illuminates the illustrations.
Overall Evaluation
• How is this work similar or different from other works by this author and/or illustrator? Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni is very similar to his other picture book works such as A Color of His Own, Fredrick, and Swimmy. Lionni uses splashes of color in a collage- style to help tell simplistic yet meaningful stories for children. Leo Lionni is both the illustrator and the author of his works.
• What comments have reviewers made about this book? Do you agree or disagree with them? Leo Lionni's Little Yellow and Little Blue were a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year in 1959. This book was also given the review of “An unusual, imaginative, stimulating, and appealing picture book.” —The Horn Book Magazine
Lionni’s works capture the attention of children with his use color and design and allow them to explore their imagination. Lionni keeps his stories connected to the