Little Blue and Little Yellow

Little Blue and Little Yellow
Leo Lionni
Mcdowell, Obolensky, 1959

As I mentioned in another post, Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse was one of the books that spooked me when I was little, but in a good way.... so it is surprising that so few of Lionni's books were on my radar way back when. You know though, growing up in small town America in the 70s really limited my exposure to things, so the fact that I even knew one book by most of the greats is probably still a good thing.

This one is a favorite (and a recommendation) of one of my son's close girlfriends. The story of two little dots and best friends -- Little Blue and Little Yellow. When the little dots get too close, Blue and Yellow make green and cause a world of confusiion for their parents.

Happily they hugged each other
and hugged each other
until they were green.
Then they went to play in the park.
They ran through a tunnel.
They chased little orange.
They climbed a mountain.
When they were tired
they went home.

Perhaps the moral of this sweet, sweet book is that sometimes it is OK if you get lost in another person, even if your parents disapprove. Or maybe it's that when two people mix, they make another person all together. Or maybe we all need to lose ourselves a little bit to find our way home. No matter. What it is is a cute little story about two dots that love each other, and my son digs it.

Also by:
Fish is Fish
Tico and the Golden Wings
Alexander and the Windup Mouse