PERFECT PICTURE BOOK FRIDAY!
Title: Jim, Who Ran Away from His Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion
Author: Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator: Mini Grey
Publisher’s Info: Random House, 2009
Age Level: 7-9 yrs
Genre: fiction picture book
Themes: behavior, zoo visit
There was a boy whose name was Jim: His friends were very good to him. They gave him tea, and cakes, and jam, and slices of delicious ham, and chocolate with pink inside, and little tricycles to ride, and read him stories through and through, and even took him to the zoo.
First written in 1907, this classic tale of a boy who ran off from his nurse and was gobbled up by the zoo lion. Updated with dynamic illustrations by Mini Grey.
See Susanna Hill Leonard’s blog for the Perfect Picture Books List of reviews.
julie rowan-zoch 
Sounds pretty funny and love the rhymes! It’s now on my list, thanks Julie!!
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The best: parents nonchalant reaction – you’ll see!
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It sounds like a fun speedy read Julie. Perfect for short attention spans 🙂
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I’m planning on a zoo visit this week with my four year old who is on spring break. I’ll be sure to read this to him as I’m always reminding him to stay close. 🙂
A2ZMommy and What’s In Between
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Have fun at the zoo. The zoo where I used to live had a little guinea pig ‘village’ we could watch for hours!
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Perhaps I should have read this to the boys before hitting the zoo. Sometimes you have to instill a little fear. 🙂
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I like your thinking!
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Such a fun book! Can’t believe it was written so long ago. Glad it’s been reprinted. Nice choice.
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I’ve been reading more of Belloc’s work – I like his sense of humor!
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This sounds fun, Julie. I’ll have to pick it up on my next library run.
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I go about 5x/wk to the library. Mind you, I only live 10 blocks away!
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How’d I miss this? This sounds great!
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