Leo Lionni: Mali modri in mali rumeni

Little Blue and Little Yellow are the best of friends, and they love playing together. One day, Blue goes to visit Yellow, but Yellow is nowhere to be found. When they finally reunite, they hug each other so tightly that they become green. But now, their parents don’t recognize them. Where have Little Blue and Little Yellow gone?

This iconic picture book was created in 1959 by the legendary designer and artist Leo Lionni. It is a profoundly simple, but multi-layered and open-ended story in the same time. While young children will understand its message literally, older readers will grasp its metaphorical meaning. In a world overflowing with empty words and images, the greatest charm of this book lies in its linguistic and visual minimalism, through which Lionni has conveyed a rich, deep, and multifaceted message.