By Marianne Dubuc
64 pages
At first glance, this book appeared too short on words to be very interesting to me, but probably just right for an early reader for my 2 1/2 and my nearly 4 year old. To my immense surprise, I found the story of "The Lion and the Bird" to be a tale of friendship of great depth told in the harmonious combination of words and illustrations.
French Canadian writer/ illustrator Marianne Dubuc combines her beautiful illustrations and simple words to tell the story of the Lion and how he met and came to become dear friends with the Bird.
Her detailed artwork is great for guiding your children's deduction of the changing seasons, the passage of time, the Lion's internal feelings, and diagnosis of the Bird's injury.
The story takes place over a years-worth of seasons, and it was really fun to hear them describe all the clues in the illustrations as to what season it was in the story.
The Lion's facial expressions helped me explain the changing emotions of the Lion, and they really got excited in the end after empathizing with the Lion through his facial expressions.
This book, while recommended for ages 4 and up, touches the hearts of children and adults.
SuperDad Book Grade: A definite A+!
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