Andy and the Lion
| Author | James Daugherty |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | James Daugherty |
| Cover artist | James Daugherty |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Picture book |
| Published | 1938 by The Viking Press |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 80 pp |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor Book, 1939 |
| ISBN | 978-0-6701-2433-6 |
| OCLC | 357682 |
| 813.52 | |
| LC Class | PZ8.2.D27 |
Andy and the Lion, written and illustrated by James Daugherty, is a 1938 picture book published by Puffin Books. Andy and the Lion was a Caldecott Medal Honor Book for 1939 and was Daugherty's first Caldecott Honor Medal of a total of two during his career. Daughetry won the Caldecott Medal in 1957 for Gillespie and the Guards, which he both authored and Illustrated. Andy and the Lion was re-issued by Viking Press in 1967 in hardcover format. It was the fifteenth printing of March 1967.
Description
The story, written by Daugherty, is told in present tense from a second person point of view (a second-person narrative). It is written and illustrated by James Daugherty. There are illustrations on every page. The illustrations are in a gold color. The story is 80 pages long.
Synopsis
A little boy named Andy was so interested about lions that he went to the library and searched for a book about lions. That same night, his grandfather told him a bedtime story about lions. Andy was so fascinated about the story that he had a dream about lions that same night. The next day, on his way to school, Andy meets a real lion. The lion had a thorn stuck in his paw and Andy helps pull the thorn out. This action makes Andy and the lion friends. Later in the story, a circus comes to Andy's town and of course, Andy attends hoping to see his friend the lion. In the lion act, one of the lions jumps out of the cage, into the audience, right in front of Andy. Andy thinks it's his last day of life. But low and behold, it was his friend the lion! Andy and the lion recognize one another. The lion was the very same one Andy had helped that day take the thorn out of his paw. Andy and the lion rejoice in excitement of seeing one another again. When the crowd attempts to capture the lion, Andy protects it. The next day, there is a parade and Andy and the lion lead it. Andy receives an award for bravery. At the end of the story, Andy returns the book he borrowed from the library about lions, pulling his friend the lion behind him.