Sun Flower Lion by Kevin Henkes

Sun Flower Lion by Kevin Henkes

A
sun. A flower. And a lion. With three visual motifs, three colors, and fewer than 200
words, renowned Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times-bestseller Kevin
Henkes cracks open the wide world and the youngest child's endless imagination.
This irresistible picture book is a must-have for every reader and every
family.

On
a warm morning, a little lion sleeps under a sun that shines so brightly, it
looks like a flower. He dreams the flower is as big as the sun. He dreams the
flower is a cookie. He lets his imagination soar.

Caldecott
Medalist Kevin Henkes uses simple shapes, limited colors, and a
pitch-perfect text to tell Lion's story in this transcendent picture
book. Sun Flower Lion introduces emerging readers to short
chapters, action verbs, and adjectives, while bright illustrations transform
simple shapes into something magical. 

Sun Flower Lion will shine at story time and bedtime and for young
children just learning how to read on their own.  

Kevin Henkes has been lauded for his work as both a writer and an illustrator, and he was awarded the Children's Literary Legacy Award for his contributions to children's literature. Caldecott Awards for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors--one for Olive's Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller--and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble--all for Kitten's First Full Moon. Sun Flower Lion, A Parade of Elephants, Chrysanthemum, and Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse are among his other works. Kevin Henkes shares a home with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.