The story of the mouse who, unlike the others, collects not grains and nuts for the winter, but sunshine, colors, and words—dreams and hopes. Winter is approaching. All the field mice work day and night, gathering grains and nuts, wheat and straw. All except Frederick. He collects sunshine, colors, and words; these are his supplies for the cold, gray, and long winter days. Even as a child, Leo Lionni loved nature, and that never changed over the years. His observations are reflected in his picture books: "The wonder that fills me when I lie in the grass and observe a giant world in miniature, where blades of grass are giant trees and a beetle is an attacking rhinoceros, is still the same as it was when I was a little boy." The modern picture book classic "Frederick" captivates one generation of children after another! "Of all the things I have done in my life, few have satisfied me as much and as deeply as my children's books.".