The Lion & the Mouse

The Lion & the Mouse

by Jerry Pinkney

Age Range
4-7 years
Reading Level
Pre-Reader
Category
Picture Book
Pages
40
Published
2009
ISBN
978-0316013567

About This Book

In this nearly wordless Caldecott Medal-winning retelling of Aesop's fable, a tiny mouse accidentally wakes a mighty lion on the African savanna. The lion spares the mouse, and when the lion is later caught in a hunter's net, the small mouse gnaws through the ropes to free him.

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