<Ul> <Li> Children's literature portal </Li> </Ul> <Li> Children's literature portal </Li> <P> The Lion & the Mouse is a children's picture book illustrated by Jerry Pinkney . Published in 2009, the book retells without words Aesop's fable of The Lion and the Mouse . Pinkney won the 2010 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in the book . </P> <P> In the artist's note at the end of the book, Jerry Pinkney writes: "As a child I was inspired to see the majestic king of the jungle saved by the determination and hard work of a humble rodent; as an adult I've come to appreciate how both animals are equally large at heart: the courageous mouse and the lion who must rise above his beastly nature to set his small prey free ." </P>

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