The Lion and The Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse

Title: The Lion and the Mouse

Genre: Traditional Literature

Author and Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney

Awards: Randolph Caldecott Medal 1938-2019, Indies Choice Book Awards 2010

Age group: 3-6 year olds

I choose this book because the illustrations are so beautiful and I believe this is a great version of this classic tale.

Summary:

 A mouse accidentally disturbed lions nap on day. The lion catches the mouse but makes the decision to not to eat the mouse and sets it free. Then one day the lion gets caught in a poachers net. The mouse hears the lion and runs to him. The mouse who remembers the lion, decides to help free the lion.

I would use this in my classroom because it has beautiful illustrations, and a beautiful lesson/moral, that moral being if you are kind to someone they will be kind back to you.

I believe the appropriate grade level for this book is Pre-K through fifth grade, because it is a lesson all children should know regardless of their age. It is also a wordless book only with pictures to convey the story so is easy to read.

The unit that could go with this book would be about the subject of giving back to others. At the end of reading this book the students will write down something they have done to help someone else and then will share with the class. After that they will write down something they plan to do to help something or someone else in the future.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy