Synopses & Reviews
All Martin wants to do is climb to the top of the jungle ladder and unleash a giant Roar! But his mother insists its much too dangerous up that high. So one evening, after good-night hugs and kisses, Martin ventures out to the playground alone. There he encounters a giant lion familymother, father, and cubwho are collecting rain for breakfast.
In a dreamlike landscape rendered in vibrant, lush pastels, Martin and his new lion-cub pal explore the sandbox and triumphantly scale the once-forbidden ladder. Roaring with delight, they look out at the world from a new perspective. With lyrical prose and gentle humor, Martin and the Giant Lions celebrates a childs triumphant foray into the unknown.
Review
"this is a book that will evoke a response from many children." Booklist, ALA
About the Author
'Elizabeth Sayles is a freelance illustrator and designer. Among her popular books for Clarion are Millions of Snowflakes by Mary McKenna Siddals and Five Little Kittens by Nancy Jewell. She lives in Valley Cottage, New York, with her husband and daughter.Caron Lee Cohen is the author of more than a dozen books for children, including the best-selling The Mud Pony, and, for Clarion, Happy to You! and Martin and the Giant Lions. She lives in New York City.'