![]() ![]() Unfortunately, poachers have been putting up traps, and before he knows it the lion is caught and bound in nasty ropes, high above the ground. On a whim, the lion lets the mouse go and then sets about his merry way. The plot as written in my review reads, “Set against the African Serengeti of Tanzania and Kenya, a single small mouse escapes the claws of a hungry owl, only to find herself trapped within the paw of a huge lion. If it hadn’t won, great torrents of blood would have been shed. Everyone in 2009 knew that Pinkney was the frontrunner. If I were to hazard a guess I would have to believe that their deliberations must have been short. I have no information about the 2010 committee that handed Jerry Pinkney his first, long overdue, Caldecott Medal. ![]() No one on a given committee is allowed to talk about what was said or what went down. – Aaron ZenzĬaldecott Award decisions are mysterious things. I approach this book with such reverence when I pull it of the shelf. One of the most deserving Caldecott winners ever. I love David Wiesner, but as funny as his wordless books are, none of them match this one for the combined power of the storytelling and sheer beauty of the drawings. #37 The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney (2009) ![]()
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