The Lion & the Mouse

The Lion & the Mouse
Front cover
Author Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator Jerry Pinkney
Country United States
Genre Children's picture book
Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
2009
Pages 40
ISBN 0-316-01356-0
OCLC 263604760
LC Class PZ8.2.P456 Li 2009

The Lion & the Mouse is a children's picture book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Published in 2009, the book retells without words Aesop's fable of The Lion and the Mouse. Pinkney won the 2010 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in the book.[1]

In the artist's note at the end of the book, Jerry Pinkney writes: "As a child I was inspired to see the majestic king of the jungle saved by the determination and hard work of a humble rodent; as an adult I've come to appreciate how both animals are equally large at heart: the courageous mouse and the lion who must rise above his beastly nature to set his small prey free."

References

  1. "Caldecott Medal Home Page". ALA. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
Awards
Preceded by
The House in the Night
Caldecott Medal recipient
2010
Succeeded by
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
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