Lion

Funny, magical fable; if you like Du Bois you'll probably like this. Some of his works don't hold up as well as this does, and, imo, this should be brought back into print. Reminds me of the Caldecott winner [b:Sector 7|29313|Sector 7|David Wiesner|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1406949029s/29313.jpg|29775] but in this book both pictures and words have plenty to say.

Artist Foreman didn't actually wind up doing a lot of designing himself, by the time he got around to asking so many of his giggling colleagues "Tell me in one word what is wrong with the lion." They fixed size, color, legs, and more, and finally the Chief Designer (not pictured!) Socratically revealed that "Peep, peep" wasn't the best voice before sending this new show more creature to Earth.... show less

Angels in the Animal Factory draw pictures and make up names to invent the first animals. Artist Foreman comes up with the word 'lion' and then has trouble deciding what it should look like - should it have feathers or be rainbow colored? With the help of his fellow artist he finally arrives at the perfect look for lion.