The Lion and the Mouse (2010)
Caldecott Award Medal Winner - 2010
Item #:
12310010
Price
$18.99
Details
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 The Lion & the Mouse is a nearly wordless picture book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Adapted from Aesop's Fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. A vicious lion spares a timid mouse that he planned to eat. Later, the mouse comes to the lion's 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.
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 The Lion & the Mouse is a nearly wordless picture book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Adapted from Aesop's Fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. A vicious lion spares a timid mouse that he planned to eat. Later, the mouse comes to the lion's 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.
Specifications
ISBN: 9780316013567
Grade Level: PreK-1
Age Range: 3-6
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 40
Publish Year: 2009
Publisher/Imprint: Hachette Book Group, USA/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Awards: Caldecott Medal Winner, Parents’Choice Gold Award
Author: Jerry inkney
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Dimensions: 9-1/2 in.H x 11 in.W
Grade Level: PreK-1
Age Range: 3-6
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 40
Publish Year: 2009
Publisher/Imprint: Hachette Book Group, USA/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Awards: Caldecott Medal Winner, Parents’Choice Gold Award
Author: Jerry inkney
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Dimensions: 9-1/2 in.H x 11 in.W