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cathyolibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
There are so many things I love about this book. The way the "run-on" sentences pull the reader through the book. The way the words and pictures work together so closely. The joy of the relationship between the boy and the lion. And of course that it all begins and ends with a book from the library. I do love it so.
sducharme's review against another edition
4.0
Confession: I've always avoided this book because the copy in my library is old and ugly. When I read it, however, I realized it was familiar from childhood!
Resolution: Buy a fresh copy! I love the way the storyline pauses for a page turn at various points - an inventive way to add tension and keep pictures perfectly matched to the action. This will make a fun read aloud.
Illustrations are black line drawing with orange wash. Figures are sketched in a rounded style.
Resolution: Buy a fresh copy! I love the way the storyline pauses for a page turn at various points - an inventive way to add tension and keep pictures perfectly matched to the action. This will make a fun read aloud.
Illustrations are black line drawing with orange wash. Figures are sketched in a rounded style.
lissajean7's review against another edition
3.0
The pictures were nice, but the story was strange. It probably gets more of a 2.5 stars from me. I didn't like the habit of not finishing a sentence on a page, but making you turn the page to finish it. The little boy shows kindness to a lion and they meet later and reconnect as friends (and terrify others nearby). Like I said, strange.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
4.0
1939 Caldecott Honor
I loved seeing all of the details in the picture like his dog peeking around the bookshelf in the library and the headline in the newspaper that his dad was reading. Funny how Andy's parents are dressed up in a very fancy way, but he is barefoot and in overhauls.
I loved seeing all of the details in the picture like his dog peeking around the bookshelf in the library and the headline in the newspaper that his dad was reading. Funny how Andy's parents are dressed up in a very fancy way, but he is barefoot and in overhauls.
turrean's review against another edition
4.0
I love this book. It's a great retelling of the fable of Androcles and the Lion--already a good reason to read it--but it's also beautifully paced for a read-aloud, and is full of fresh, funny details, like Andy's convenient back-pocket pliers, and the way the characters tumble head-over-heels as the thorn is taken from the paw. The book was first published in 1938, but my first graders were charmed.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Simple but unlikely story of an escaped lion making friends with a boy. With okay writing and art. But nothing particularly amazing. 3.5 of 5.
snowbenton's review against another edition
1.0
The way the sentence fragments are cut between pages is choppy and distracting, and the story's white and orange pictures cause more squinting than appreciation.
daisycakesco's review against another edition
4.0
The first of my Caldecott Reading Challenge books! Won the Caldecott honor in 1939. Love the movement in the illustrations. And the story? Well, is it imagined, or did it really happen? Who knows... A retelling of the Aesops Fable.