by Leo Lionni · L'Ecole des Loisirs · tapa dura · ISBN 9782211024884
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«Pilotin» is the children's picture book by Leo Lionni, published by L'Ecole des Loisirs in hardcover (40 pages, in French).
Pilotin is a small black fish, the only one of his color among thousands of red fish. When a large, hungry fish devours his companions, the protagonist escapes and finds refuge with other black fish. Together they devise a strategy to scare off predators: forming a large fish with their bodies. It is a fable about courage, unity and solidarity in the face of adversity, accompanied by watercolor illustrations in a recognizable style.
The work was originally published in 1963 under the title «Swimmy», according to Goodreads. Lionni was nominated for the Caldecott Medal and won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for this book, according to the same record.
Suitable for early readers from age 3 and for adults seeking classic picture books with a message.
Leo Lionni was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortune magazine. He returned to Italy in 1962 and started writing and illustrating children's books. In 1962, his book Inch by Inch was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
