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Lion's Lunch. By Fiona Tierney (2009)

by Fiona Tierney(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1906427046 (ISBN13: 9781906427047)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Chicken House

review 1: Genre: FantasyReview:Children's LiteratureA little girl named Sarah is happily singing while strolling through the jungle. Suddenly a very large and fierce lion confronts her and wants to know why she is in his jungle. Of course, Sarah is very frightened and tries to apologize, but Lion does not accept and threatens to eat her. When Sarah asks what she must do to be able to stay, Lion lists all the activities unique to jungle animals, such as stalk, climb, wallow, swim, and leap. Since Sarah cannot do these things, he decides Sarah will be a tasty lunch. Cleverly, Sarah comes up with something only she is able to achieve. Quickly she takes out her drawing materials and produces a picture of a huge and very angry lion. Lion is now even more irate because Sarah has pictured ... morehim this way and once again says he is going to eat her. All the other animals say Sarah is right about Lion and ask her to draw them to prove that Sarah is correct about Lion. When Lion realizes that Sarah is right, he asks her what he can do to change. She suggests that he stop being a bully and instead try to help everyone. On a return trip, Sarah is able to produce a picture of a large and cheerful lion. The computer-generated, pen-and-ink, cartoon-like illustrations add humor and life to the story. Youngsters will surely enjoy both hearing and reading this delightful tale and hopefully absorb the message about bullying. Place this on the first purchase list. Reviewer: Sylvia FirthRecommendation: Ages 3-5Notes: Play on synonyms and discusses bullying
review 2: I was in search of some good books for a children's storytime with a 'lion' theme. This one made the short list. Pretty cute story, though some of the artwork ended up looking a bit busy. I ended up not using this, but I think it would make a good book, particularly for more one-on-one reading with a child, as there is a lot of discussion around the different noises various jungle animals make, the different movements, etc. (made for "busy" pictures for a group to view, but would be fine with a much smaller group or an individual child). less

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