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A Lion is a Lion
A Lion is a Lion
Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: June 11, 2018
Review
Dunbar's simple, sing-song text and ink illustrations with pops of color invite the reader to wonder if a lion is still a lion even if he wears a dapper hat and asks you to hoobie-doobie dance and eats all of his vegetables. While the lion appears to have impecable manners, his true nature shows when he eyes his human hosts as dessert. But the girl child pushes back on that predatory lion and shows him the door in this delightful cautionary tale that warns that, yes, a lion is still a lion. Not a primary purchase, but a fun one to have for a read-aloud or storytime.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Dunbar, Polly
Illustrator: Dunbar, Polly
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780763697310
Price: 15.99