Tawny Scrawny Lion

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 6, 2016

Review

Tawny Scrawny Lion is ravenous all the time. He chases animals every day of the week trying to assuage his hunger. All the animals are frightened of him. One brave little rabbit decides to invite Lion home for dinner with him and his family. The little rabbit hopes that he can change Lion's ways and perhaps he will not want to eat animals any more. When Lion and his little rabbit friend reach the family rabbit warren, Lion has a huge hankering for rabbit meat. How in the world will all this end? The story is adapted from a Little Golden Book version and the illustrations will remind the reader of those lovely old-fashioned pictures LGB was famous for. Preschoolers through kindergarteners will enjoy this offering aimed at their reading level though some children may find the fact that Lion wants to eat all the rabbits a big distressing.

Overall Book Score: fair