Book - Child
"Oh, that naughty boy! No matter what his parents say, Pierre just doesn't care. Even when a hungry lion comes to pay a call, Pierre won't snap out of his ennui. Every child has one of these days sometimes. MIx in a stubborn nature, a touch of apathy, and a haughty pout, and it can turn noxious. Parents may cajole, scold, bribe, threaten -- all to no avail. When this mood strikes, the Pierres of the world will not budge, even for the carnivorous king of beasts. Created by one of the best-loved author-illustrators of children's books, Maurice Sendak, this 1962 cautionary tale is hardly a pedantic diatribe against children who misbehave. Still, by the end of the lilting, witty story, most children will take the moral to heart. Pierre's downward-turned eyebrows, his parents' pleading faves and the lion's almost sympathetic demeanor as he explains that he will soon eat Piere, make the package perfect.
All Ages
Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
English
0064432521
Maurice Sendak
1962 Harper & Row
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