Lion (picture book) explained

Lion
Author:William Pène du Bois
Publisher:Viking
Pub Date:1956
Pages:unpaged
Awards:Caldecott Honor

Lion is a 1956 picture book written and illustrated by William Pène du Bois. The book tells the story of an "artist" who attempts to invent a cloud lion. The book was a recipient of a 1957 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present. Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal. 2019-03-29. 2019-05-01.