The Lion and The Mouse

Bibliographic Information: Pinkney, J. (2009). The Lion and the Mouse. New York, New York: Little, Brown Book for Young Readers.

Brief Annotation: Aesop's fable, "The Lion and the Mouse," retold with only sound words. A small mouse wakes a large lion up when he is sleeping, but the lion lets him go. Later when the lion is in trouble the mouse helps him.

Genre: Wordless Picture book

Grade Level: PreK-3

Readers who will like this: Readers who enjoy fables and/or wordless picture books.

Response/Rating (1-4): 3 out of 4.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: Would you be more likely to help someone if they helped you first?