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Lion and Mouse
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Funny, fresh and very modern, this update on the fable of the lion and the mouse is a marvellous tale of a relationship between two unlikely friends. One day, the mouse marches into the lion's den without an invitation. Before the lion can eat him for...
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See moreA fresh take on the classic fable of the lion and the mouse from picture-book masters Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng.
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Description
Funny, fresh and very modern, this update on the fable of the lion and the mouse is a marvellous tale of a relationship between two unlikely friends.
One day, the mouse marches into the lion's den without an invitation. Before the lion can eat him for breakfast, the mouse begs for mercy. 'If you let me go, I might be able to return the favour.' The lion laughs at the idea of such a small, insignificant creature helping him out...until the next day when the mouse frees the lion from a hunter's trap.
Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng, one of the great creative teams in picture books, have fun in this simple and never-didactic story about how it's possible to get along through negotiation, acceptance, and learning to put up with a friend's eccentricities. You can be good to one another not because you expect anything in return but just because you are friends.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781773067445
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 June 2024
Country: Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Illustration: full-color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng
- Translated by Elisa Amado
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 220.0mm
Height: 220.0mm
Weight: 120g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Author JAIRO BUITRAGO has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several picture books, including Jimmy the Greatest! (six starred reviews), Two White Rabbits (three starred reviews), Walk with Me (three starred reviews), Lion and Mouse (two starred reviews) and Wounded Falcons (two starred reviews and named a USBBY Outstanding International Book). Jairo has also won the Hispanoamericano Castillo prize for children's literature and the Antonio Garca Cubas Award. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico.
RAFAEL YOCKTENG has illustrated many highly acclaimed children's books, including Afterward, Everything was Different: A Tale From the Pleistocene; Wounded Falcons (two starred reviews and named a USBBY Outstanding International Book); Jimmy the Greatest! (six starred reviews); Two White Rabbits (three starred reviews); and Walk with Me (three starred reviews) by Jairo Buitrago. Rafael's books have been included on IBBY's Honor List, the Horn Book Fanfare and in the White Ravens Catalogue. He lives in Bogot, Colombia.
ELISA AMADO is a Guatemalan-born author and translator. She has written My Friend (Mi amiga), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano; Un Barrilete para el Da de los Muertos /Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead; Cousins (Primas), illustrated by Luis Garay; and Tricycle (El triciclo), illustrated by Alfonso Ruano, which is on the Americas Award Commended List and is a USBBY Outstanding International Book. She lives in Toronto.
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