by Jerry Pinkney
Genre: Animals / Fantasy / Friendship / Manners / Fable Year Published: 2009 Year Read: 2010 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers “The Lion and the Mouse” is a Caldecott Medal award winning book by the wonderful Jerry Pinkney that is about how a bold lion realizes that the sma...
One of Aesop's best known fables told wordlessly? Yep! The only "words" are sounds--a roar, the hoot of an owl, the chewing of a mouse. The combination of Pinkney's vivid, facial expression-rich artwork and imitatable sounds worked very well for our toddler. She keeps asking me to read the "lion and...
Absolutely beautiful artwork that speaks for itself throughout the entire story, and tells a wonderful tale about a twist of fate between a prey and predator.
Flat out gorgeous. If Pinkney illustrated the phonebook I'd gaze lovingly at it for hours.
Gorgeous watercolor illustrations tell the tale of the lion and the mouse. Includes Artist's Note.
Gorgeous!!!
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