hanging on for dear life (not knowing he was hanging on to an even more frightening predator)Ī small act of kindness radiates across space and time.

… only to land unknowingly onto a fierce lion’s back: The hapless mouse. In this illustration, we see this pink-tailed mouse successfully navigating away from the screech and the sharp talons of the hungry bird … Scary owl indeed Despite the wordless nature of the book, I assure you that it would take you hours just staring at each of the detailed illustrations, marveling at Pinkney’s genius.

the Whoooooo of the distant owlĬaught between an Owl and the King of all Predators. In this wordless adaptation, we see that even the book cover does not contain any title: just this lovely painting of the lion in front and an illustration of the mouse at the back.Īs we turn the pages, we see that the words seen throughout the book would be the sounds of the owl hooting (as could be seen below), a screech, small tiny squeaks, and giant GRRRs. Our Wordless Picture Book Special for March and April 2011įor our first book on our Bimonthly theme, When Words are Not Enough, I thought that it would be great to begin with the 2010 Caldecott Medal Winner The Lion & The Mouse, an Aesop fable adaptation by no less than Jerry Pinkney himself. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).

Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress.★ “Pinkney has no need of words his art speaks eloquently for itself. ★ “A nearly wordless exploration of Aesop’s fable of symbiotic mercy that is nothing short of masterful.” – Kirkus ★ “A classic tale from a consummate artist.” – School Library Journal ★ “Pinkney’s soft, multihued strokes make everything in the jungle seem alive, right down to the rock.” – Booklist Winner of the 2010 Randolph Caldecott Medal 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. 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. 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. Curriculum Subjects: Folk/Fairy Tales: Animals, Folk/Fairy Tales: Principles

The lion and the mouse by jerry pinkney