The Lion & the Mouse

by Jerry Pinkney

Hardcover, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

PINKNEY

Genres

Children's Books

Publication

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2009), 40 pages

Description

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.

User reviews

LibraryThing member annajamieson

The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney is a beautifully illustrated wordless picture book that is based on Aesop's popular fable. It tells the story through pictures alone of how a mouse and a lion, two very different animals, become friends. It won the Caldecott Award in 2010 and the Parents'

Choice Gold Award in 2009. The illustrations in this book are my favorite part! You could use this book in a classroom and have students create their own story to go along with the illustrations in the book. You could also have your students create their own wordless picture book to share with the class.

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LibraryThing member kellyknight01

This book tells the story about helping another in an unusual way, earning the same help in return. This story follows the story of a lion and mouse. The lion frees the mouse instead of eating him, and in return, the mouse helps the lion when he gets caught in a trap. It teaches the long-time

lesson/moral of "treating others the way you want to be treated".

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LibraryThing member katemccormick2011

The Lion & The Mouse is a brilliantly illustrated, wordless book about an unlikely friendship. It is the winner of a Caldecott Medal and it is easy to see why! The illustrations are extremely detailed and effectively tell the story, which can be hard to do without words. In the classroom setting,

you could get the students involved by letting them write their own words for each page. It would be interesting to see what they would come up with! I loved this book and I will definitely keep it to read to my students one day.

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LibraryThing member ShannaThomp08

With its beautiful pictures and a valuable lesson taught in the end the Lion and the Mouse is a great book to use your imagination to find out that having faith and trusting in some thigs might benfit you in the end. This is a great book to allow students to interact as everyone tries to "read" the

pictures and realize that sometimes even the biggest and powerful people and animals can be helped by the smallest of things.

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LibraryThing member roseannes

This is simply the wordless retelling of the Lion and the Mouse folk tale. The graphics are bright and detailed and realistic but with a fantastic feel to them that would make anyone stop and stare. Not exactly my favorite style, but I can definitely 100% appreciate it for what it did and how it

told the story. In the classroom I think this could be a neat book for a unit on folktales or about animals also.

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LibraryThing member MrsBond

Gorgeous watercolor illustrations tell the tale of the lion and the mouse. Includes Artist's Note.

LibraryThing member delatte

Jerry Pinkney's illustrations beautifully tell this classic fable. He's due for a Caldecott.

LibraryThing member mahallett

no writing so you and kid can tell story. beautiful pictures.

LibraryThing member sharty

In a moment of compassion, Lion lets his prey, Mouse escape. Little does he know that this gesture of mercy will save his own life.

LibraryThing member ruthe002

Beautifully crafted picture book that depicts the familiar fable. Illustrations will capture young children.

LibraryThing member kayceel

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I picked this up because of it won the Caldecott Medal this year, and I heard it was beautiful.

It is.

A retelling (of sorts) of the Aesop's Fable of the same name, Pinkney tells the story of a lion, woken by a mouse, who decides to let the mouse live, with wonderful,

life-saving consequences. Without words (aside from a few animal noises), Pinkney tells this story with his beautiful paintings.

I immediately put the book on hold to read with my six-year-old daughter - she loves lions, and we'll have a wonderful time telling the story to each other along the way.

Highly recommended!

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LibraryThing member alyson

The cover alone is worth 4 stars - add the rest and 5 stars was easy to get to. Must go place holds on some of Jerry Pinkney's older books that I have not read!

LibraryThing member YouthGPL

Kearsten says: Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I picked this up because of it won the Caldecott Medal this year, and I heard it was beautiful.

It is.

A retelling (of sorts) of the Aesop's Fable of the same name, Pinkney tells the story of a lion, woken by a mouse, who decides to let the mouse live,

with wonderful, life-saving consequences. Without words (aside from a few animal noises), Pinkney tells this story with his beautiful paintings.

I immediately put the book on hold to read with my six-year-old daughter - she loves lions, and we'll have a wonderful time telling the story to each other along the way.

Highly recommended!

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LibraryThing member VanessaKi1

A tale about a lion who wants to eat a mouse, but the the mouse pleads with the lion that he should not eat such a creature as small as him. The lion thinks this very humorous and lets the mouse go. Then the lion is caught by hunters and he roars for help. The mouse hears the call and helps the

lion escape, proving that in the end they helped each other.

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LibraryThing member chelsiking

This is a beautiful book that is wordless picture book about the classic Aesop fable about the lion & the mouse. Through the amazing pictures, it is proven that even the tiniest animals can help the biggest ones in times of need. The classic fable of the mouse rescuing the lion, King of the

Jungle.

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LibraryThing member JoseDelAguila

Sometimes acts of kindness require no words at all. Jerry Pinkney's Lion & the Mouse gracefully proves that point by wordlessly retelling Aesop's timeless fable about an odd animal couple who built a friendship. A most valuable playgroup lesson for kind hearts.

LibraryThing member mmjones3

The mouse wakes up the lion. The lion lets the mouse go. Later the lion gets traped and the mouse helps the lion escape the net.

LibraryThing member mlcrofford

This is a beautifully illustrated book. There are no words but it shows how small acts of kindness do not require words but only the simple actions themselves. The book has beautiful illustrations. It is about a small mouse who helps free a giant lion. The mouse is brave and kind and greatly helps

the giant lion.

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LibraryThing member arielaver

I have a thing for wordless picture books, and this is one of the best. The re-telling of this story without words is so moving. There is a page when the lion’s paw is stuck in the net, and there is so much emotion pouring off the page, it’s hard to remember there are no words. I also loved

Jerry Pinkney’s Little Red Riding Hood as well as The Ugly Duckling, but this book is truly a masterpiece.

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LibraryThing member MesserPicks

Jerry Pinkney's take on Aesop's Fables. This is a wordless book with fantastic pictures. The pictures tell the story of how a tiny mouse helps save a giant lion.

LibraryThing member ChelseaRose

This book is absolutely beautiful. The expression of the animals allows any reader to understand the story line perfectly, no words needed. This classic tale is represented perfectly in this work of art.

LibraryThing member cannellfan

I don't normally read picture books, but when this came over the counter at the library I work at I couldn't pass it up. This Caldecott Award winner features excellent, detailed artwork in a wordless retelling of the Aesop fable of The Mouse and the Lion. I recommend it highly, for fans of picture

books and of variations on Aesops Fables.

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LibraryThing member Pusparani

I have lived in a culture where fables are an important part of me as a child and an adult. Aesop’s Fables are my favorite. Not only because the animal stories have been told as oral traditions of folktales in my home country, Indonesia, but also Aesop’s Fables allow me to find, see, and learn

fables from different perspectives, characterizations, variety of the stories, and messages beyond the story.

One story I could recall from my childhood is The Lion and The Mousedeer that portrays the unkind lion. The lion always preys on smaller and weaker animals. However, “The Lion and The Mouse” by Jerry Pinkney has appealed to me to appreciate these two animals who are equally kind and caring.

Wordless picture books are perfect presentations for this encouraging and beautiful story. This allows readers create their imagination in visual and narrative terms. Images speak more to children, and of course they have no limit to celebrate the wildness of the jungle, including the joyful of respect one another.

The illustration is a fantastic work of art. The author uses pencil, watercolor, and colored pencils on paper. The texture of the image is detailed and lively so it invites readers’ imagination into the plot and setting of the story. With hand-lettered type, the sounds of animals living in the jungle merge with the nature. It is a must-have book for me and anyone who loves fables.

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LibraryThing member hazelrah75

Beautiful adaptation of Aesop's classic fable. Gorgeous illustrations that truly reflect the African landscape as well as capture the spirit of the story.

LibraryThing member sunnyburke

Wow! What a great wordless picture book! I loved the amazing watercolor illustrations that tell such an important story and yet no words are needed! I feel that this telling of the classic Aesop Fable is even better without words! In each picture, you can see and feel the emotions, the struggles,

the fear, and the courage that the lion and the mouse go through. On each page the giant lion, the king of the jungle, really shows you how big and strong he is. The mouse is perfectly portrayed as a tiny, little creature with great intelligence. This is a great book to teach the important lesson that size doesn't matter, friendship is important, and courage conquers all!

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