by Margaret Mahy
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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