The Lion & the Mouse

By Jerry Pinkney
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Hardcover, 9780316013567, 40pp.)

Publication Date: September 2009

Categories: Legends, Myths, & Fables - General, Nature & the Natural World - Environment, Animals - General

Buy online from an indie bookstore
Find an indie bookstore near you

Link to this Book


Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Winter 2009 Kids' List
“From one majestic end page to the other, in an almost wordless, stunning presentation, this much-loved Aesop's Fable comes to life with clarity of the heart and emotion for both animals' trials and entwined kindnesses. Amazing!”
-- Ellen Mager, Booktenders Children's, Doylestown, PA


Description

In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from a poacher's trap. With vivid depictions of the landscape of the African Serengeti and expressively-drawn characters, Pinkney makes this a truly special retelling, and his stunning pictures speak volumes.




About the Author

Jerry Pinkney is one of children's literature's most time-honored artists. He has been illustrating children's books for over 40 years and has more than 75 books to his credit. He has the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honor books. He has also won the Coretta Scott King Award five times, the Coretta Scott King Honor three times, and was nominated for the prestigious international Hans Christian Anderson Award.