Randy's Dandy Lions

by Bill Peet

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Five talented lions suffer from stage fright and are unable to perform their circus act. A new lion-tamer is hired.

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This book is a good book for easy reading for children. This book uses many rhymes throughout the story. It is about a lion tamer’s lions that get stage fright when in front of the crowd. In the end the lions end up performing well. Many children can relate to this because at times it can be difficult to perform in public, but with practice it can be accomplished. I rated this book a 4/5; I actually liked how the book is very old. Since it was published in 1964 this books story line is very simple and I really like that aspect. I think this book would be a good book for children to read and advance their skills just during regular reading time in the classroom.

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Bill Peet was born William Bartlett Peed on January 29, 1915 in Grandview, Indiana. He graduated from the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. In 1937, he began his artistic career at Walt Disney Studios. While there, he worked on several feature films including Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Song of the South, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter show more Pan. He was both an artist and the screenwriter for several films including Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians, and Sword in the Stone. While working at Disney, he also wrote his own children's books and eventually left to become a full-time writer. His first book, Hubert's Hair-Raising Adventure, was published in 1955. During his lifetime, he wrote and illustrated 35 children's books including The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg; The Whingdingdilly; Chester the Worldly Pig; and Luckiest One of All. His book, Bill Peet: An Autobiography, was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1989. He died on May 11, 2002 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Randy's Dandy Lions

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Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
823Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction
LCC
PZ8.3 .P2764 .RLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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English, Swedish
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Paper
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