The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Dunbar, Polly

A Lion Is a Lion

40 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-9731-0 $15.99

(2) PS An irritated-looking lion on a white background becomes less lion-like--donning a hat, dancing down the street, and inviting itself into the home of two children. Then the background turns an alarming red, making clear that a lion is still a lion. Just in time, the children send the lion away. Clean, bouncy lines and bright pops of color in the ink-and-paint illustrations as well as entertaining language keep the story light.

Reviewer: Julie Roach | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2018