Roar! - by Pamela Duncan Edwards (Hardcover)

About the Book

A lion cub's roar frightens away other colorful animals, from one red monkey to eight brown gazelles, that he wants to come play with him--until he encounters nine other lion cubs. Counting and color concepts cleverly are integrated in this uproarious tale. Color illustrations.

Book Synopsis

One day, while great big lions lie basking in the sun, a little lion cub goes off to find some fun.

Roars the little lion cub.

"Who will play with me?

1 red monkey rushes up a tree.

Poor little lion cub! All he wants is someone to play with, but he is simply too noisy. As the little lion cub Roars his way across the grassland, young picture-book readers can count the African animals, identify them by color...and Roars along too.

This rollicking, Roaring poem, about a rambunctious little lion cub, is a collaboration of the talented author and illustrator team Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole.

Children's Pick of the Lists 2000 (ABA)

Review Quotes

"Perfect as a read-aloud to teach colors and numbers. A roaring good time."--"School Library Journal," June 2000"A gentle nature lesson and concept book neatly rolled into one."--"Publishers Weekly," May 22, 2000"[A] lively storytime alternative, with many opportunities for storytellers to act out the events and for listeners to happily roar along."--ALA "Booklist," August 2000