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This winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal is a nearly wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's beloved fables. Varied perspectives, including panels of close-ups, will make you want to stop on every page to examine the detail. Words are not needed to show how important friends are- - big or small.
Reviewed by: mec
Date read: 6/1/2011
ISBN-13: 9780316013567
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Lion and the Mouse
Gail Herman (1998), 32 pages
Illustrated by Lisa McCue
Audience: Preschool - 1st Grade
This is a gentle retelling of Aesop's Fable of how a little mouse is capable of helping, 'the King of the Jungle'- showing young readers that it is the size of your heart that is important.
Book Series: Early Step into Reading
Similar books: The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Mair Mackinnon;
The Rabbit and the Turtle: Aesop's Fables by Eric Carle;
There's a Wolf at the Door by Zoe B. Alley
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/15/2009
ISBN-10: 067998674X
ISBN-13: 9780679986744
Lion and the Mouse
Jerry Pinkney (2009), 40 pages
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Audience: Preschool - 1st Grade
Winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal, this is a nearly wordless adaptation of Aesop's beloved fable. Varied perspectives including panels of close-ups make this a book you want to stop on every page to examine the detail. Words are not needed to show how important friends are- big and small.
Awards won: Caldecott Medal
Reviewed by: mec
Date read: 8/31/2010
ISBN-13: 9780316013567
Little Red Hen
Unauthored (2006), 32 pages
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Audience: Preschool - 1st Grade
The Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat in the yard and tries to get her neighbors to help her raise the wheat to make some bread. The dog, the pig, the goat, and the rat all answer 'Not I' to her requests, even when she points out how their particular talents could be used. This classic tale is retold and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Mr. Pinkney portrays himself as Mr. Miller. See if you can spot his art supplies in the corner of the mill.
Reviewed by: cal
Date read: 5/19/2009
ISBN-10: 0803729359
ISBN-13: 9780803729353
A little red hen is growing wheat and making bread, but no one will help! What will happen when the bread is ready? Enjoy this cheerful version of the well-known story of the Little Red Hen, retold for beginning readers. (Reading Level: 1.6)
Book Series: Puffin Easy-to-Read
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 7/6/2011
ISBN-10: 0670860506
ISBN-13: 9780670860500
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