When John and Ace found a lion cub for sale at Harrods, they knew that a department store was no place for a lion. They...
When John and Ace found a lion cub for sale at Harrods, they knew that a department store was no place for a lion. They took him home, named him Christian, raised him and loved him--and in the process, Christian became a London celebrity. But when Christian got too big for their apartment, Ace and John knew that it was time to let him go back to Africa, where he belonged. When they went to visit him in Africa, they were in for a wonderful surprise. Christian remembered them
This heartwarming book is based on the true story of two men who raised and loved a lion cub--which millions of fans know through the popular YouTube video.
Author: Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 10.26h x 8.32w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781416986621
Audience: Ages 4-8
Award: Florida Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Finalist
Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 04/05/2010 pg. 59
School Library Journal 06/01/2010 pg. 82
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
About the AuthorJustin Richardson, MD, is the coauthor, with Peter Parnell, of the award-winning picture book
And Tango Makes Three. Dr. Richardson is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell and the coauthor of
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask). Dr. Richardson and his advice have been featured in
The New York Times and
The Washington Post, on the
Today show and NPR's
Morning Edition, and in numerous magazines. Dr. Richardson lectures to parents and teachers on parenting and the sexual development of children.
Peter Parnell is the coauthor, with Justin Richardson, of
And Tango Makes Three. He is a playwright whose plays have been produced at the Public Theater and Playwrights Horizons in New York City, the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and the Seattle Repertory Company, among others. His play
QED was produced on Broadway. He has written extensively for television as a producer for both
The West Wing and
The Guardian; he has also written episodes of Maurice Sendak's series
Little Bear. He lives in New York City.
Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series;
Sweet Dreams and
That's What I'd Do, both by singer-songwriter Jewel; and
Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. She is the author-illustrator of
The Big Umbrella, about which
Booklist raved, "A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion." She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.
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