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One of my daughter's favorites. We checked this out of the library and she loves it so much we had to get out own copy. She frequently tells me this story even when we're not reading it...like at the dinner table. Nice illustrations. It's a longer story though...several paragraphs per page on most pages. Doesn't phase my 3 yr old but I know not everyone has that kind of attention span (and not every parent wants to spend 10 minutes per book at bedtime...lol). Sweet story about making new friends, helping others, and how sometimes it's ok to break the rules when you have a really good reason.


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Library Lion Michelle Knudsen Kevin Hawkes 8601416126494 Books Reviews

This was one of my teen daughter’s favorites when she was little. Our cat used to like to sit with us when we read on the sofa, so we had our very own “library lion.” This book is funny and touching. I give copies to my friends with young children all the time and this book becomes a favorite in new families.
This delightful story starts off simply "One day, a lion came to the library." No one is sure what to do, since there are no rules about lions and libraries. Nevertheless, the lion settles in nicely, once he agrees to follow the "no roaring" rule. He regularly attends the story hour, and helps Miss Merriweather, the librarian, by dusting the encyclopedias, licking the envelopes for overdue notices, and letting children stand on his back so they can reach books on the highest shelves.

One day, Miss Merriweather falls from a step stool and breaks her arm, and the lion must roar to bring help. The poor beast now thinks that since he has broken the rules, he'll no longer be welcome, but then finds out that sometimes there's a good reason to break the rules, even in the library.

Michelle Knudsen's gentle, sweet, funny story combines beautifully with Kevin Hawkes' expressive, animated, warm illustrations, to create a lovely, cozy tribute to libraries that shows children what a marvelous, comfortable, fun place the library can be. This book is a natural for story hours, and also an enjoyable tale for children who are just learning to read. This enchanting book is likely to be a children's classic for years to come.
One day, a lion wandered into Miss Merriweather's library. He began sniffing around and soon found the story hour corner, where he proceeded to sit and listen to the story along with the children. He liked listening to the story, but he let out a loud roar when it was finished. This lead to a reprimand about no loud noises in the library. The next day, the lion was back and was more well-behaved. Soon, the lion had become a sort of library mascot, helping with such things as dusting the encyclopedias, licking envelopes, and serving as a pillow for the children during story time. All of this was to the dismay of circulation desk attendant Mr. McBee, who felt that the library was no place for a lion.

Later on, Miss Merriweather was shelving books with the lion when she slipped off of her stool and fell to the ground. The lion tried to help, but couldn't figure out what was wrong. He ran to Mr.McBee's office and roared as loud as he could to get his attention. Instead of seeing what was wrong, he scolded the lion and sent him out of the library. Mr. McBee went to Miss Merriweather's office to find her laying on the floor. Miss Merriweather got her arm fixed by the doctor, but the lion, dejected by Mr. McBee's yelling, once again left the library. Miss Merriweather became sad that the lion had stopped coming again. Mr. McBee sensed Miss Merriweather's sadness and went looking for the lion. He explained to the lion that he still shouldn't roar in the library except in case of an emergency. Happily, the lion came back to the library and everyone, including Mr. McBee, was happy that he did.

My daughter received this book as a Christmas gift and she loves it. The pictures are bright and detailed, and the story is interesting. Being a librarian myself, I can only imagine what I would think if a lion walked through my door. I only hope that if one did, he would be as nice and helpful as the one in this story.

I give this book my highest recommendation. It's easy to see why it has won various children's book awards. The message that it carries is a good one, too; sometimes, it is ok to break the rules.
Regardless of how highly rated this book is, it worried and scared my 4 yr old granddaughter, as well as made her sad the first time we read it.
She was fine the second time we read it, but I have no use for a book like this. Into the donation box it goes.
I love this book and cry at the end every time I read it because it is so touching and beautiful. I read it to all my kids when they were younger and I give it as a present often. This year we gave a copy to my daughter's teacher for her class and she wrote to me "Thank you does not do justice to how my heart feels. I love this book so much. I read it every year to my class to teach empathy, friendship, and second chances." She is exactly right.
This story is filled with beautiful, touching illustrations which perfectly match the writing style, messages and theme of this book. It reinforces the joy of reading and going to the library for children or even introduces them to this important place that should be part of all children's lives. The story and voice or feel of this story along with the illustrations holds the attention of children as young as 2 and the older child as well. They enjoy thinking about how fun it would be to have a soft, gentle lion to lean against as they read their books. And there is an important message about how to learn and obey rules that are necessary but in special situations they need to be not followed.
One of my daughter's favorites. We checked this out of the library and she loves it so much we had to get out own copy. She frequently tells me this story even when we're not reading it...like at the dinner table. Nice illustrations. It's a longer story though...several paragraphs per page on most pages. Doesn't phase my 3 yr old but I know not everyone has that kind of attention span (and not every parent wants to spend 10 minutes per book at bedtime...lol). Sweet story about making new friends, helping others, and how sometimes it's ok to break the rules when you have a really good reason.