Sun Flower Lion (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062866103)

"As brilliant as can be."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A simple but thought-provoking story."--Booklist (starred review)

"Endearing."--Horn Book (starred review)

"A must-have for all collections."--School Library Journal (starred review)

A sun. A flower. And a lion. With three visual motifs, three colors, and fewer than 200 words, , renowned Caldecott Medal winner and #1 New York Times-bestseller Kevin Henkes cracks open the wide world and the youngest child's endless imagination. This irresistible picture book is a must-have for every reader and every family.

On a warm morning, a little lion sleeps under a sun that shines so brightly, it looks like a flower. He dreams the flower is as big as the sun. He dreams the flower is a cookie. He lets his imagination soar.

Caldecott Medal winner Kevin Henkes uses simple shapes, limited colors, and a pitch-perfect text to tell Lion's story in this transcendent picture book. Sun Flower Lion introduces emerging readers to short chapters, action verbs, and adjectives, while bright illustrations transform simple shapes into something magical.

Sun Flower Lion will shine at story time and bedtime and for young children just learning how to read on their own.

Author: Kevin Henkes
ISBN-10: 0062866109
ISBN-13: 9780062866103
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 09/22/2020
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.30w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514919 / Sun Flower Lion


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 06/29/2020
Booklist 08/01/2020 pg. 62
School Library Journal 08/14/2020 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 63
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2020
Shelf Awareness 10/06/2020
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style