First let me say, the pictures in the story are phenomenal! I don't always agree with the Caldecott Medal winners or even Honor books, but this one I wholeheartedly think deserved the 2010 medal. The illustrations are so detailed oriented and have a myriad of different shades within the same object. I am partial to watercolors, but I have studied these pictures much longer than I have any other in recent history. No words are needed in this wordless picture book because one of these pictures is truly worth a thousand words. This is a "reshowing" of the Aesop's fable of the same name, and should be in every children's department or library. I think wordless picture books are great for pre-readers, or young readers who don't read very well. They provide a great opportunity for children to tell the story of what is happening in the illustrations. Don't get me wrong I do not think these are the only kinds of books pre-readers should have available, but do think they are a valuable part of a young person's library. I even love that this book doesn't have the title written on the cover, just a large picture of the lion's face. If you haven't seen this book, you need to check it out!
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