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Zusatztext "understated! sly delight... similar to Klassen’s books! but has a daffy and dry style all its own." Informationen zum Autor Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author, illustrator, and art director of children’s books. She was happily paired with Jean Reidy for both Truman , which was named a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019, and Sylvie . She is also the author-illustrator of Stumpkin , Vampenguin , Dalmartian: A Mars Rover’s Story , Our Pool , and A Hungry Lion , or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals . Lucy has swum in creeks, streams, gorges, rivers, swimming holes, pools (above- and in-ground), lakes (both Great and Finger), decorative fountains, and oceans. Her very favorite place to swim, however, is at her community pool in Brooklyn with her sons and her neighbors. Klappentext Members of a large group of animals, including a penguin, two rabbits, and a koala, disappear at an alarming rate--but a hungry lion remains. Zusammenfassung “So smart and so cute and so dark all at the same time. Sheesh.” —Caldecott medal and honor winner! Jon Klassen. Once upon a time there was a hungry lion and a bunch of adorable animals…what do you think happened next? There once was a hungry lion! a penguin (Well he was just here…)! a little calico kitten (I could have sworn I just saw him…)! a brown mouse (Now wait a second…)! a bunny with floppy ears and a bunny with un-floppy ears (Okay this is just getting ridiculous)! a frog! a bat! a pig! a slightly bigger pig! a wooly sheep! a koala! a hen! and also a turtle. Hey! What’s going on here… The very hungry lion is all set to enjoy an exciting day with his other animal pals. But all of a sudden his friends start disappearing at an alarming rate! Is someone stealing the hungry lion’s friends! or is the culprit a little…closer to home? With sharp wit! adorable illustrations! and hysterical twists galore! this debut picture book asks—what do you think happened to the hungry lion’s friends? ...
