by Jerry Pinkney
"Sometimes even the King needs help... and little friends may prove to be great friends."
In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's stunningly rendered 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.
As a testament to this unique rendition, this work was the winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal, and is certain to become a bedtime classic for years to come.
The Lion & the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney (1939-2021) He had the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse, and created several companion books: The Tortoise & the Hare, The Grasshopper & the Ants, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and The Little Mermaid. He won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award five times and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor four times. He lived with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
ISBN: 9780316013567
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Binding: Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2009
Pub Date: September 01, 2009Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Pages: 40
-Fables -Folklore
-Stories without words