Summary: Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how.
Attention Span/reading level: 3-100, the pages are quite long, but my child had no problem staying engaged
Good uses for book in teaching: Sometimes, and only sometimes, is it okay to break the rules. New/different doesn't always equal bad
Favorite part:
Mine: Having been a librarian seeing all the jobs that the Lion does and how good he is with the children. When the lion comes back.
Child: Recognizing and shouting the "ROOOOAAAARRRR" when she sees it on the page.
Mine: Having been a librarian seeing all the jobs that the Lion does and how good he is with the children. When the lion comes back.
Child: Recognizing and shouting the "ROOOOAAAARRRR" when she sees it on the page.
Least favorite part: None
Warnings/negative feedback: None.
Review: Our whole family loved this book. My husband even looked up at the end of us reading it (for the the third time) and said "That's a good one."
Just like he finds a home in the library, the lion finds a way into the reader's heart. Once he understands the rules the lion is obedient and helpful. And even though Mr. McBee gets jealous of and frustrated with the Lion, he chooses to do the right thing in the end. All of the characters are realistic and likable and it's just a feel good story. I would consider adding it to my home library.
Warnings/negative feedback: None.
Review: Our whole family loved this book. My husband even looked up at the end of us reading it (for the the third time) and said "That's a good one."
Just like he finds a home in the library, the lion finds a way into the reader's heart. Once he understands the rules the lion is obedient and helpful. And even though Mr. McBee gets jealous of and frustrated with the Lion, he chooses to do the right thing in the end. All of the characters are realistic and likable and it's just a feel good story. I would consider adding it to my home library.
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