The Lion Who Had Asthma (Albert Whitman Prairie Paperback) - Softcover

London, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807545600 ISBN 13: 9780807545607

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 1992

Synopsis

Sean likes to pretend he's a lion, roaring in the jungle. But this lion starts to cough, his chest hurts, and it's hard to breathe. This lion has asthma. So Sean's mother gives him his medicine to help him breath. Now Sean imagines he's a jet pilot.

About this title

About the Author:

JONATHAN LONDON has written more than forty books for children, including the eight Froggy books, which were all named IRA-CBC Children's Choices, and his books about fun animal behaviors--Crunch Munch, Snuggle Wuggle, and Wiggle Waggle. He lives with his family in northern California.

Nadine Bernard Westcott is the illustrator of many popular books for children.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-- Although this title seems drippingly allegorical, the story is actually honest, light, and direct. A fine collaborative effort between author and illustrator, it delivers a believable picture of a preschool boy who has a freewheeling imagination, supportive parents, asthma, and a life that works well. Playing in the bathtub, Sean is a hippo; eating broccoli, he is a giant who crunches trees between his teeth. During an attach of asthma, the lion of his fantasy stops roaring and wheezes, feels tired, and wants to cry. His mother shows up with a nebulizer, but Sean is the one who turns it on, and as he breathes deeply, he becomes a jet pilot. Wescott's clean-looking watercolor-and-ink illustrations take the story's action to places where text would have been limiting, and capture the positive feeling London's tone demands. A preliminary note is frank and encouraging. The expression of relaxation as an important tool for managing illness, and the emphasis on the value of children's natural imagination is simple, strong, and empowering. London also introduces some basic information and terminology. --Liza Bliss, formerly at Leominster Public Library, MA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0807545600
• ISBN 13: 9780807545607
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Westcott Nadine Bernard