Audio Play Stories

1. Frederick: While all the field mice work day and night to gather enough supplies for the winter, little Frederick sits idly by. He prefers to collect sunbeams, colors, and words.

2. Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse: Oh, if only Alexander were like his friend Willy, the wind-up mouse, who is loved and played with by everyone! When he encounters a mysterious magical lizard, he decides to transform himself.

3. Tillie and the Wall: The wall has been there for as long as the mice can remember. Tillie wants to be the only one to know what lies behind it, as she imagines it to be beautiful.

4. A Good Year: Together with their friend Rudi, the talking tree, the mouse twins Winnie and Willy experience the changing seasons. Sometimes it is blooming, then lush green, suddenly bare, and then covered in snow.

"My stories are people in disguise, and their problems and situations are human problems, human situations." - Leo Lionni

About Leo Lionni (1910-1999): In 2020, the author and illustrator born in the Netherlands would have turned 110 years old. During his long and successful career, Lionni gifted generations of children with unforgettable book series like "Cornelius" and "Swimmy." Undoubtedly, the beloved mouse "Frederick" has remained in the minds of all fans. In 1959, Lionni more or less accidentally entered the children's and family book industry. After his breakthrough with "Little Blue and Little Yellow," Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 books for children aged about 3 to 7, which were published in millions of copies. In Germany alone, over 1.2 million books were sold by 2020. The great uniqueness, alongside the outstanding graphic elements in Leo Lionni's works, is the heartfelt tone that characterizes his stories and gives them a fable-like quality. The books have been awarded multiple times as "Most Beautiful German Books.".