Traditional Literature

The Lion & the Mouse

Author and Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company in 2009

Pages: 40

Genre: Traditional Literature

Summary:

The book is almost wordless, but very captivating for young students who are just beginning to read. This story has a great message that is relayed almost solely through incredible pictures. The moral of this story is that no act of kindness is ever wasted. The lion spares the mouse and later the mouse comes to the lion's rescue.

Illustrations:

Pinkney uses watercolors in his illustrations along with colored pencils. His artwork is so captivating that in this book the reader does not realize there are no words. His artwork shows several emotions and even action. 

Content Area:

This book could be used in an early grade when students are just beginning to read. If I were to use this in my classroom, I would use this book in the subject of English. I would go through the book with my students and let them pay close attention to the details. We would have a class discussion about what each page means. I think this would be a great book to help children's imaginations expand.