Picture Book 13 / The Lion and The Mouse

Title	The Lion and The Mouse
Author	Jerry Pinkney
Illustrator	Jerry Pinkney
Publication Year	2009
Awards	Caldecott
Publisher	Little Brown Books
ISBN	978-0-316-01356-7
Readability Score (GLE = Grade Level Equivalent)	Interest Level	Pre K – Grade 2
	DRA	N/A
	GLE	N/A
	Guided Reading	N/A
Genre /      Sub-Genre	Picture Book / Fables, Folk Tales and Myths Wordless Book
Theme	A mouse is saved by a Lion and returns the favor
Primary Character	Lion and Mouse
Secondary Characters	Poachers
Classroom Use	I would use this book if I was teaching about Africa, Kindness, Charity and Loyalty.
Book Summary	An owl swoops down at a mouse and he runs and hides. The mouse accidentally disturbs a lion from his nape and the lion releases his prey. The lion gets caught in a poacher’s trap and the mouse remembered her debt and frees the lion.