Posted by Casey on Monday, Apr 25, 2016
Once upon a time there was a hilariously funny picture book that had me laughing so hard I cried, but only a little. I'm sure you can tell by the title that A Hungry Lion or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals is about a lion who is ravenous and some animals who disappear. Where do they go? You'll have to read the book to find out even though you probably have a guess already. I did, and boy was I wrong.
Lucy Ruth Cummins' debut picture book is side-splitting and surprising. Jon Klassen's quote on the back cover sums it up nicely, "So smart and so cute and so dark all at the same time. Sheesh." A must read!
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Casey buys books for ICPL's youngest readers. However, she enjoys reading books of all shapes and sizes. You can find her at the Children's Desk, out and about at one of our area preschools, or providing in-house programming like StoryJAM.
This series is a storytime favorite! I'm excited to add this to our program collection and take it to preschool classes soon. If you like the other titles in Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal's Over and Under series, check this one out! -Casey