A Lion In The Meadow (Picture Puffin)
by:
Margaret Mahy (author)
What would you do if you knew there was a lion in the meadow, but your mother wouldn't believe you and gave you a matchbox with a dragon to scare the away the lion...and in fact the dragon was there too?
What would you do if you knew there was a lion in the meadow, but your mother wouldn't believe you and gave you a matchbox with a dragon to scare the away the lion...and in fact the dragon was there too?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140506303 (0140506306)
Publish date: May 25th 1995
Publisher: Puffin Bks
Edition language: English
When a little boy tells his mother there is a lion outside, she assumes he is imagining it and advises him accordingly. Simple and striking, this book plays with the boundaries between imagination and reality. I really like it except for the last page where the mother is rebuked for "making up stori...
A 1001 CBYMRBYGU. A common theme I see in books for young children is parents who do not listen to their children. That’s the theme of this book. The little boy tells his mom that he sees a lion in the meadow, but his mother dismisses him. The pictures show the mother carrying on with her daily chor...
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