Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Library Lion
Book Review: This one deserves a place on your shelf
Summary: 5 Stars
Librarians will probably love this story more than most, but any child will too. A lion comes to the library one day and eventually captures everyone's heart. My son told me that he thinks the lion thought the library was a place for him because of the stone lions out in front of the library. Beautiful artwork, lovable characters. A true classic.Book Review: Thus Spoke Melvil Dewey
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been a fan of Lion protagonists ever since Lafcadio turned the gun on his hunter assailers. Who could help but feel empowered?
"Library Lion" is a lovable lion story. But it is also a lot more than that. It is also about librarians and the inflexible, authoritarian worlds they occupy.
Like any bibliophile, I've spent good deal of time in contact with librarians. Like a friendly postal clerk or a helpful DMV employee, there is nothing better than a cool librarian but- I'm sorry to report- I've found them to be the exception. Most librarians seem permanently arrested in the conventional stage of moral reasoning, the law-and-order world where the rules are of the highest imperative, taking precedence over the very principles from which the rules were generated. There is no room for utilitarian overtones in the hushed hallways of the library. The rules are there to be obeyed. So, the key factor in determining whether or not a lion may sit in with the children at story time is whether or not he can conform to library law. If he can modulate down his growl to an acceptable volume, then he's more than welcome. But, trust me, they would show no mercy if the lion had the misfortune to have a pager go off.
Besides being, at its most superficial, a cute story, "Library Lion" is a good launching point for discussing rules and principles with kids. But grown-ups know what it's really about: The story is actually the love story between two severely repressed librarians with a domesticated carnivore playing interference in the role of step-child. Ultimately, the triangulation proves to be a service, allowing Miss Merriweather and Mr. McBee to displace both their affection and hostility and finally take notice of their feelings for each other.
Book Review: WHIMSICAL STORY THAT IS JUST SIMPLY FUN TO READ
Summary: 5 Stars
The kids love this one and I must say I do too. This is a simple story of a lion who when to the library. It is funny, well written and the illustrations are some of the best I have seen in sometime now. I have yet to have a child that did not like and enjoy this one. Even the non readers like it read to them and enjoy the pictures. The text matches the illustrations perfectly and their is an actual story to follow. Recommend this one highly.Book Review: Will surely become a classic
Summary: 5 Stars
There are a handful of children's books that make me a little teary because they are simple and beautiful and poignant. Like The Giving Tree. All but one of them I remember from my own childhood. And then there's Library Lion. This is a beautiful feel-good story that really appeals to young kids partly because it is about both a lion and "The Rules" both of which many kids seem obsessed with. I am sure that someday my kids will read this book to their kids for the first time with a tear in their eye as they remember this story from their own childhood.Book Review: Wonderful story
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best books that I have ever purchased for my granddaughters. It is their all time favorite. Whenever they need to buy a birthday present for a friend, this is their choice. We love reading it.