The Lion & the Mouse

The Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling fable of compassion and kindness retold by acclaimed artist Jerry Pinkney.

In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from a poacher's trap. With vivid depictions of the landscape of the African Serengeti and expressively-drawn characters, Pinkney makes this a truly special retelling, and his stunning pictures speak volumes.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/2009
ISBN: 9780316013567
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.76h x 11.24w x 0.54d
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Caldecott Medal - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Winner
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Booklist 07/01/2009 pg. 63
Publishers Weekly 07/27/2009 pg. 61
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2009
Ebony 09/01/2009 pg. 132
School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 146
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2009
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2009 pg. 658
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 30
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2009 pg. 15
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2009 pg. 13
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 35
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2010 pg. 14
People Weekly 02/08/2010 pg. 57
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 28
Entertainment Weekly 11/19/2010 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Entertainment Weekly 11/14/2014 pg. 110
BookPage 09/01/2009
School Library Journal 02/01/2017