Lizzy's Lion

by Dennis Lee

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Lizzy had a lion with a big, bad roar. And she kept him in the bedroom by the closet-cupboard door. The lion had a secret name.

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It's actually quite difficult coming up with the appropriate age level tag for books like these. The word and structure of the story were written like they were for a child, but the story is actually quite violent. The story is about a girl named Lizzy who has a pet lion. From the start, she tells you that the lion is not friendly. One night, a robber sneaks in Lizzy's room, but her lion stops him. The lion ends up chewing up the robber. At the end, Lizzy and the lion throw away the robber's body parts. This book was challenged, and I could definitely see why. However, the story and pictures were very captivating.

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Dennis Lee was born in 1939, in Toronto, Ontario. He received his B.A. and Master's degrees in English from the University of Toronto. He was awarded the 1972 Governor General's Award, one of Canada's highest literary honors, for Civil Elegies and Other Poems. Lee continues to be best known for his collections of cleverly-rhymed children's verse. show more Wiggle to the Laundromat (1970) was written for his daughters, and drew upon his experiences as a parent. His other books of poems for children include Alligator Pie (1974), one of the best-selling Canadian children's books of all time; Nicholas Knock and Other People (1974); Garbage Delight (1977); and Jelly Belly (1983). He also wrote the lyrics to the theme song of the 1980's television show Fraggle Rock. In 1986 he won the Vicky Metcalf Award and in 1993 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2001 Dennis Lee became Toronoto's first Poet Laureate. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Gay, Marie-Louise (Illustrator)

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Children's Books, Picture Books, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
819.1Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican literatures in English not requiring local emphasisEnglish literature from Canada
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PZ8.3 .L48 .L5Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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