The Lion & the Mouse
Readers rate it 4.1 (14 on Hardcover)
40 pages · Released 2009 · Little, Brown
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This is a beloved, Caldecott Medal–winning wordless picture book that retells Aesop's classic fable about kindness and reciprocity. The story centers on a small mouse helping a trapped lion, emphasizing that size doesn't determine worth or capability. The illustrations are beautiful and age-appropriate, with only mild peril and no graphic content.
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In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle. In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.
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- Fables
- Folklore
- Stories without words
- Juvenile literature
- Animals
- Cooperation
- Lion
- Mice
- Tales
- Nature & the Natural World
- Environment
- Caldecott Medal
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ISBN 9780316013567 · Little, Brown