Cornelius

　　Cornelius從小就是一隻非常特別的鱷魚，打從出生的那一刻起，他就是站著走路，而非爬行。所有鱷魚非常排斥走路的鱷魚，但是Cornelius自己卻不以為然，因為這樣他可以看得更高更遠，看到鱷魚從來沒有看過的東西。

　　這是一個關於拓展眼界而影響週遭環境的故事，跟著富有遠見的小鱷魚Cornelius一起探索這美麗的世界吧！

The beloved fable about being yourself from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni.

Unlike other crocodiles, Cornelius walks upright, sees things, and does tricks no other crocodile can. His friends aren’t impressed. ＂So what?＂ they say when he demonstrates standing on his head or hanging from his tail. At first, Cornelius is disappointed, but things aren’t always what they seem, and life on the riverbeach is about to undergo some big changes. Children will draw inspiration from this tale of a crocodile who marches to his own drummer.

Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he came to the United States in 1939. He was the recipient of the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was honored posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators’ Lifetime Achievement Award. His picture books are distinguished by their enduring moral themes, graphic simplicity and brilliant use of collage, and include four Caldecott Honor Books: Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Hailed as ＂a master of the simple fable＂ by the Chicago Tribune, he died in 1999 at the age of 89.