Pistes d'exploration

Read with a friend and recount this wordless story.

Discuss the moral of the story.

Rewrite the story from the point of view of either the mouse or the lion.

Choose a page and write the dialogue between the animals.

Write an epilogue in which you explain what happens to the mouse and the lion later in their lives.

Do a picture walk, tell the story of this wordless book as you read through.

Compare your version to other written versions of this fable. Share your results in a Venn diagram.

Choose a version of the fable and practise reading it aloud. Present it to a few peers.

Research other fables which are believed to be written by Aesop. Compare to those of Jean de la Fontaine. Are any of them common to both authors?

Amos & Boris, Lions, Aesop's Fables

Mots-clés

Folklore , Aesop , courage , determination , fables , kindness , lions , mice , wordless book

Commentaire descriptif

An unlikely pair discovers that no act of kindness is ever wasted in this wordless adaptation of Aesop’s beloved fable. The simple storyline speaks volumes in richly detailed pictures. A ferocious lion spares the cowering mouse he set his sights on, the very same one that later returns to free him from a poacher’s trap. Gentle earth-toned visuals drive the narrative forward while selective use of animal sounds (e.g. “RRRoaar,” “Who Who Whooo,” “Screeeech,” “Squeak”) encourage reader participation. Set in the African Serengeti of Tanzania and Kenya, the animals of the savannah are realistically and expressively rendered in stunning detail through pencil, watercolour and coloured pencil artwork that alternates between consecutive panels and full page spreads. A final note at the end explains the artist’s fascination with the tale's spirited characters.