Learning Lion Lessons!

"Lion Lessons"

By Jon Agee

Modern Fantasy Book Blog

Illustrated by Jon Agee

Published by Dial Books (July 2016)

Text and Illustrations Copyright by Jon Agee

32 pages

Genre: Fantasy Picture Book, Fiction Picture Book

This colorful, imaginative children's book invites readers on the protagonist's journey of taking Lion Lessons. The scrawny human boy dressed as a lion undergoes training by a real lion to complete different tasks that a lion must complete. At the end of the training, the character finds out the most important lesson is to be a friend to everyone. 

This creative book was illustrated using a variety of different mediums. The illustrator used chalk and markers as outlines for the character's shapes. Additionally, other elements such as crayons and computer generated images enhance the textures of the pictures. Overall, the images lend a hand to enhancing the story as a whole. 

Standard: 

English Language Arts

Kindergarten

3 ) With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. [RL.K.3]

This book could be used in a retell lesson plan. The students would join the characters on the journey of completing the lessons. Then, as a class they could retell the events of the story in order.