The Lion and the Mouse

By Jerry Pinkney

A stunning, wordless version of one of Aesop’s best-loved fables, from one of America’s most acclaimed artists.

This Aesop’s fable is a favourite and familiar one: a mouse inadvertently disturbs a lion, who lets the mouse go … and is later himself freed by the mouse from a poacher’s trap. Jerry Pinkney’s jaw-droppingly gorgeous new wordless treatment is irresistible, its wealth of visual detail offering huge scope for the pages to be turned and the story retold over and over again. Spectacular.

Categories: Picture Books

For readers aged: 3+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781406332049
  • Published: 06 Oct 2011
  • Price: £6.99
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  • Size: 240 x 280 mm
  • Pages: 40

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'This exquisite book is inspired by Kenya’s Serengeti, and from its end pieces, teeming with animals, to its close-ups of life as seen by mice and insects, it is a golden gift.' The Times

'Wordless, but carefully sequenced pictures convey Aesop's fable beautifully . . . Readers will be enchanted by the magnificent golden palette and varying sizes of illustration, experiencing anew the traditional tale.' Carousel

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