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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Readers who will like this:
Response/Rating (1-4):
One question you would ask before a read aloud:

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

The Lion & The Mouse

Pinkney, J. (2009). The Lion & The Mouse. New York, NY: Hatchet Book Group.

Brief Annotation: This book by Jerry Pinkney is a wordless picture book. The illustrations tell the story of the The Lion & The Mouse fable. A loin is disturbed by a mouse and captures it. After talking to the mouse he decides to free it and believed it could never pay him back until the lion gets caught in a trap. Will the mouse be able to help the Lion?

Genre: Fiction; Wordless picture book; fable

Grade Level: PreK-4

Readers who will like this: Children who like picture books, fables, and Jerry Pinkney books.

Response/Rating (1-4): 4; I love this book! Jerry Pinkney’s illustrations are fantastic and he does a great job of telling the story of this fable without using words.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: Do you think a tiny mouse could possibly help a huge lion?

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