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If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks, Heather M. Solomon

rainbowbookworm's review against another edition

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1.0

Maybe I would have liked it more if the kid wasn’t so creepy looking.

barbarianlibarian's review against another edition

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2.0

wanted to like it more than i did

rakishabpl's review against another edition

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5.0

The humor in the books is really for the parents of children, but kids will be delighted by the animal sounds and the vibrant illustrations. They will sympathize with the unnamed is put on "time out" for misbehaving.

katiegrrrl's review against another edition

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5.0

I love love love this book. It starts with her Mother saying "You try my patience, child! I do not like it when your wild?" While in her time-out, the adorable red haired 3 year old, considers what wild really means (lions, bears, orcas, frogs, wolves...), while maintaining her innocences of being wild(She is "precocious and polite.")

This is my favorite picture book of the year.

olivias's review against another edition

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4.0

Loved this. Great rhyme scheme, cute concept. A girl is put in time out for being too wild, but she imagines how much wilder she would be if she were all different kinds of animals. As the story progresses, many of the animals aren't specifically named, so it would be good for asking "What kind of animal is this?" At the end they all turn into her stuffed animals and she cleans them up, which I'm a sucker for. The illustrations are good, but I'm not in love with the style. Will use for an anger storytime. 3+

kaitlynreadsbooks's review against another edition

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2.0

The illustrations in this story—minus those of the little girl for some reason—are the best part. The idea is cute and rhymes are always appreciated by the kindergartners, though some of the rhymes and rhythms felt a little forced. It wasn't a big hit with the kindergartners, but I think it would work really well in a smaller, familial setting to teach about manners and apologizing.
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