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Ellen's Lion

by Crockett Johnson
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Originally published in 1959 and out of print for two decades, this collection of very short stories chronicles Ellen’s relationship– complete with two-way conversations–with her floppy stuffed lion. Ellen’s temperament is a bit like Christopher Robin’s (though her appearance is a clone of Harold, from Harold and the Purple Crayon fame), but her lion is a no-nonsense, tougher-minded Pooh, with the voice of reason and reality to counter Ellen’s high-flying imagination. The stories range from fear of the dark and being sad to playing doctor, being a fairy princess, and dealing with a new toy that almost replaces lion.
Parents will find the subtly droll stories as entertaining as children, and a child who reads chapter books will find especially rewarding.

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  • Release date

    July 27, 2011

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9780375983726

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780375983726
      • File size: 2431 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.9
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 1, 2003
      Ellen's Lion (1959) by Harold and the Purple Crayon author Crockett Johnson, chronicles the conversations-in 12 stories-between an imaginative child and her stuffed animal. Johnson makes the most of his three-color palette, with scenes in pumpkin-orange, brown and shades of gray, all rimmed in his confident black line.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2003
      During the course of twelve short chapters, Ellen and her stuffed lion roam the world having adventures without ever leaving home. In this welcome reissue, Johnson, whose illustrations of Ellen will be instantly familiar to fans of "Harold and the Purple Crayon", provides an uncannily accurate picture of a child's imagination at play.

      (Copyright 2003 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.9
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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