The Lion and the Mouse and Other Stories
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Oliver, Nicholas
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2020
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This 8½" x 11" pamphlet seems to be in the same series as "The Tortoise and Hare and Other Stories" by the same editor, artist, and publisher. It offers "The Lion and the Elephant"; "The Gnat and the Lion"; and LM. The text again uses a variety of sizes, bolding, and typefaces to emphasize particular words. The art is big, like the pamphlet itself. In the first story, lion learns that everybody is afraid of something -- often, as in his case, something laughable. Elephant is deadly afraid of a mosquito getting into his ear. In "The Lion and the Gnat," the illustrations are particularly telling. I love the circular illustration on 13 of the lion looking down cross-eyed on the gnat crawling around his nose. Lion finally gives in and declares "Gnat is King of the Beasts!" In this version, the arrogant gnat actually chooses the web as worthy of him. In an unusual twist, the spider lets the gnat go when the gnat admits that he is only a gnat. In LM, two mice rest on the lion's nose after running around on his back. "That was fun. Let's do it again." The caught mouse here offers "If you are ever in trouble, I will help you." The moral: "Never dismiss an offer of help, no matter how small it may seem."
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Igloo Books
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