Lazy Lion is an African animal story, written by Mwenye Hadithi and illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway, about a lion who wanted a house to keep him dry from the big rain that was coming. It was published in November 1990, by Little, Brown.
Plot
Lazy Lion orders the other animals to build him a house. They do their best, and the lion inspect each one of them, but the houses built are only suitable for their own builders. Refusing to build his own house, the lion has to learn to live in the open, sun or rain.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews called it a "entertaining, brilliantly illustrated 'why' story".
References
- Allington, Richard L. (1993). Teacher's Guide to Celebrate Reading. Scott, Foresman. p. C-154. ISBN 978-0-673-80112-8.
- "Children's Books: Bookshelf". The New York Times. 24 February 1991. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Lazy Lion". Kirkus Reviews. No. 22. 15 November 2000.
- Literature Works: an integrated approach to reading and language arts. Home Connections, Volume 1. Silver Burdett Ginn. 1996. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-663-59198-5.
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