Customer Reviews

The Lion's Share

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Once again, Chris Conover tells a wonderful story that captivates our children. As in her other books, there are always important lessons to be learned. The art work, of course, is exquisite. We eagerly await her next book!

Chris has written a tour de force. The pictures are carefully constructed and intelligently crafted and this book will enchant both children and adults. The story is fanciful and rich in verbal and visual beauty. There is an added factor, the story of Leo is a morality tale... Leo has learned to love and care deeply for books and that's an important message that parents and educators would like to impart to youngsters.

This book has the most beautiful illustrations. There is something new to see every time you re-read the book. The theme about the 2 kingdoms shring books is heart warming. Our story telling club has used this story and the kids love looking at it. We use puppets to act out the story. This is one book not to miss out on!

My daughter loved this book much more than I. It is a tale of a small lion prince who was born with wings but never taught how to use them. One day he accidentally catches the wind blowing through his room and sails out the window, crash landing in the territory of the rival king. This king is kind to him and helps tend his broken wing, while teaching the little prince to read. When the prince returns home, he shares his newfound treasure with his friends as no one in his kingdom had previously known of the existence of books. It's a nice story to introduce the idea of learning to read to your child, since it emphasizes that being able to read is a real gift, but I thought the text was a bit simple and the illustrations didn't always follow the pacing of the story. Overall, you might want to borrow this from the library but it's not a must-own.

Chris Conover's "The Lion's Share" is a modern-day fairy tale with many elements of old fairy tales. The twist is that all the characters are animals instead of humans.

Conover's story is not as rich as the illustrations that accompany it, but those are so sumptuous and colorful that they more than make up for the slight weak spots in the tale itself. Leo is a baby lion with wings who, when he discovers how to use them, accidentally flies too far from home. He lands in the kingdom of King Otto of the North--a bear who teaches Leo how to read. When Leo returns home, he shares this wonderful knowledge with his parents and subjects.

The illustrations really are something to behold. The animals all have an innate dignity and the detail is rich. There is a Jan Brett quality to Conover's work that is most becoming. All in all, I'd recommend this more highly for the pictures than for the text, but it's generally a fine book.