Product Description

Winner of the Canada Council Award for Children's Book Illustration

Dennis Lee has created a magical word in verse, recounting the story of Lizzy and the very real and grownup pet Lion she keeps in her bedroom.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #702713 in Books
• Published on: 1993-02-01
• Released on: 1993-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 28 pages

Review
"Dennis Lee can do no wrong when it comes to writing rhymes for small children. . . The story is accompanied by Marie-Louise Gay's lively illustrations, which capture the majesty of the lion and the grotesque fear of the "rotten robber."
-- CM Magazine

About the Author
Lizzy's Lion is Dennis Lee's first storybook in verse. He is the author of several bestselling children's books, including Alligator Pie, Garbage Delight, and Jelly Belly.

Marie-Louise Gay won the Canadian Council Award for her illustrations in Lizzy's Lion, and has also won the Governor General's Award and Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award. Her books include Mademoiselle Moon, Moonbeam on a Cat Ear, Rainy Day Magic, Angel and the Polar Bear, Fat Charlie's Circus, and Willy Nilly.

Customer Reviews

My favorite children's book
This has got to be one of the most fun books to read. It has a great story about a little girl who has a lion, with a big, bad roar that she unleashes on unsuspecting robbers. Although somewhat gruesome I still love this book. I highly enjoy reading this book to my little brother and sister who love it as well. I hihgly recommend this book as one that should be in any book collection. I've even bought myself a copy and I'm 21.

Child Empowerment
Lizzy's Lion is the most charming and delightful solution where little girl protects herself and dispels nighttime fears by inventing a guardian in the form of a closet cupboard lion.
With the very vivid childlike descriptions of how the lion disposes of a 'rotten robber' the reader is taken to the very logical conclusion.
I have read it to our many grandchildren who all love it and ask for it again and again while we all laugh and applaud Lizzy.

childhood favorite
This book has been my favorite since I was a child. The words flow so well when reading to myself or my children. Although there are some grafic parts, they don't take away from the poem/story being youthfull and fun. I will always read and share with others this delightful story.