"A gentle picture-book retelling with a slightly different twist. In this version
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PreSchool-Grade 2-A gentle picture-book retelling with a slightly different twist. In this version, the main characters first meet when the lion is a young cub. Years pass and the "king of the beasts" is trapped by a hunter's net and ultimately freed by the same mouse. The other details of this familiar fable remain the same, but Watts's illustrations enlarge the setting to include a fanciful African Lion King landscape dotted with meerkats, leopards, baboons, and giraffes. The text is strong with short, descriptive sentences and an effective use of repetition. The palette in the full-spread art reflects the mix of the jungle and desert landscapes depicted: pastel greens alternating with arid browns, yellows, and touches of orange. The illustrations draw upon realistic details for trees and plants yet maintain a cartoonlike sensibility for the animals. Overall, the impression created is one of passivity; there is little drama or action. While this particular adaptation has some weaknesses, it should be a useful addition to storytimes and folklore collections.
Denise Anton Wright, Alliance Library System, Bloomington, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Denise Anton Wright, Alliance Library System, Bloomington, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Text: English, Greek (translation)
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This review is from: The Lion and the Mouse (Paperback)
This is a classic Aesop tale with a moral that children and adults alike should take to heart. The illustrations are also delightful. We've given as gifts to our son's friends and recommend it for every child's library!
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The Lion and the Mouse: A Fable by Aesop,
This review is from: The Lion and the Mouse: A Fable by Aesop (Hardcover)
This is a great book! It simply retells the old story with beautiful illustrations. I would recomend this book to read with your small children.
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A Gentle, Rather Old-Fashioned Reinterpretation of Aesop's Classic,
By Shanna A. Gonzalez "eyelevelbooks.com" (Gaithersburg, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lion and the Mouse (Paperback)
Bernadette Watts retells the classic Aesop fable, in which a mouse offends a young lion (in this version a cub). The lion extends mercy to the mouse, who promises to repay the favor someday. The lion laughs at the thought that someone so small could make a difference for himself, but many years later he is caught in a trap and the mouse is able to free him.Watts' interpretation is illustrated with gentle colors and a serene mood, even though the characters' lives hang in the balance. The traditional moral, "Don't underestimate what even the smallest person can do" is incorporated into the lion's promise to never again laugh at someone weaker than himself. He also promises to protect the mouse, an offer not included in Aesop's pithy original. All in all, this story isn't bad, but if you're going to take liberties with a classic plot, you ought to do it boldly. Watts' illustrations are pleasant, but a little old-fashioned, and the tale just isn't as exciting as it had the potential to be. Still, if you're trying to teach the fable to an audience which needs a visual anchor, and you can't find a copy of Jerry Pinkney's resplendent wordless version The Lion & the Mouse, or you just don't like to read wordless books aloud, this one might do the trick. A modern twist on the old plot is available in Amos & Boris, William Steig's tale of friendship between a mouse and a whale.
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