Mice are preparing for winter, dragging food supplies into the burrow. Only Frederick sits idle, but is dissuaded by the fact that he accumulates sunlight, the colors of nature and important words. And now the food is running out, and it turns out that Frederick's supplies can warm even in the winter cold.Leo Lionni, a world-famous designer, graphic artist and book illustrator, was born in Holland, studied in Italy, and moved to the USA in 1939. The artist died in 1999 at the age of 89, leaving many picture books to young readers. Four of Lionnie's books have been awarded the prestigious Caldecott Prize.