The Lion and the Mouse (2010)

In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted.

After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from a poacher's The Lion & the Mouse is a nearly wordless picture book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Adapted from Aesop's Fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. A vicious lion spares a timid mouse that he planned to eat. Later, the mouse comes to the lion's rescue, freeing him from a poacher's trap. With vivid depictions of the landscape of the African Serengeti and expressively-drawn characters, Pinkney makes this a truly special retelling, and his stunning pictures speak volumes.