Tell Me a Lion Story by Kramer, Kara

The reader becomes the storyteller in this funny, interactive picture book by author-illustrator Kara Kramer.

Tell me a story--a new one--and make it about a ______!

In this clever, inventive picture book, a child asks their father to tell them a story. But not just any old story, a new story. "And make it about a lion!" The dad begins, but the child interrupts again and again: "The lion doesn't have to be SOOO BIG." "Why is the lion so small? Doesn't he eat dinner?" "Fred? I can think of a hundred zillion better names to give a lion!" Finally, Dad suggests telling the lion story together, and the reader is invited to fill in the blanks--and join in the fun. With lively, stylish artwork and plenty of space for imaginations old and young to add to the story, Tell Me a Lion Story is sure to become a go-to favorite.

Author: Kara Kramer
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 05/24/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781536218015
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2022 pg. 92
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Kara Kramer is an artist who loves to be in the creative process. In Tell Me a Lion Story, which is her first picture book as author-illustrator, she invites the reader into that process as well. "It's a story continually being re-created by the reader," she says of the book. "It's a story open to infinite possibilities!" Kara Kramer is also the illustrator of the picture books Atticus Caticus by Sarah Maizes and Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent by Matthew Burgess. She lives and plays with her family in Brooklyn.