The Lion and the Mouseby Jerry Pinkney
2010 Caldecott Award Winning Book
I can definitely understand now why this book earned the Caldecott award, since the images/illustrations were absolutely stunning. I am not sure that I have ever seen drawn-pictures so realistic and detailed. I also thought that the lack of words, other than "grrr," "squeak," and "putt" was very appropriate, and made the reader focus even more on the actions taking place on the page.
After reading the Artist's Note at the end, I realized that the author has adapted other Aesop's Fables into his works of art, which are all magnificent. Pinkney should definitely be considered one of this generation's greatest illustrators, especially in terms of realistic and detailed work.
From reading this book, I think it could influence students of all ages to tell a story simply through pictures. As elementary teachers, we are constantly focused on getting students to read and write, as well as providing details in their writing; however, I think a neat assignment would be for older students to read the story and then to "write" their own story through only pictures, and then to share their story with a peer. It is amazing what different students will see in the same work--the author's original purpose might not be what the reader feels it is about. Again, this is an excellent work of art, and should be read by all age levels.
I can definitely understand now why this book earned the Caldecott award, since the images/illustrations were absolutely stunning. I am not sure that I have ever seen drawn-pictures so realistic and detailed. I also thought that the lack of words, other than "grrr," "squeak," and "putt" was very appropriate, and made the reader focus even more on the actions taking place on the page.
After reading the Artist's Note at the end, I realized that the author has adapted other Aesop's Fables into his works of art, which are all magnificent. Pinkney should definitely be considered one of this generation's greatest illustrators, especially in terms of realistic and detailed work.
From reading this book, I think it could influence students of all ages to tell a story simply through pictures. As elementary teachers, we are constantly focused on getting students to read and write, as well as providing details in their writing; however, I think a neat assignment would be for older students to read the story and then to "write" their own story through only pictures, and then to share their story with a peer. It is amazing what different students will see in the same work--the author's original purpose might not be what the reader feels it is about. Again, this is an excellent work of art, and should be read by all age levels.
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