Лъвът в мен

by Rachel Bright, Jim Field (Illustrator), Рейчъл Брайт

Една невероятна книжка, която ще ви плени с незабравимите си илюстрации.

Не е нужно да си голям и силен, за да откриеш своя лъвски рев.
Едно мишле предприема невероятно пътешествие, откривайки, че и най-малкото същество, може да има сърце на лъв.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Friendship, Fiction, Storytime, Poetry

32 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2015

About the author

Rachel is a writer of words, drawer of pictures and champion of silver linings. She exhibits widely, writes tirelessly and frequently creates slightly unhinged characters.

Her written work includes children’s stories and poems, clever advertising copy and lots of other stuff besides. Her illustrative work is a smorgasboard of giant, hand-printed poems, mind-bogglingly detailed gouache illustrations and a cacophony of quirky prints and etchings.

She explores the lovliness of words and the magic of pictures, revelling in a world of jam-eating miniature bears and other made-up animals.

Her work aims to capture a free way of thinking - one which makes you feel anything is possible, a feeling all too easily lost with the end of childhood. When we’re all grown-up, sometimes we just need a little nudge to remember it’s been there all along.

*Rachel has also been an air hostess, a garden designer and a lifeguard. She often runs a really long way and was once invited to the selection of the British ultra running team. She also once won a date with Man of the millennium and has been trying to live it down ever since.

Reviews

[Abbie Stagg · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a great read! An inspiring book which could most certainly inspire so many children to face their fears and 'find their roar'. A little mouse is tired of being looked down upon and not being seen as tough enough, so wants to learn how to ROAR to be as big and scary as the lion. He seeks the help of the lion, and this brings an unexpected result. The rhyming pattern brings a lovely flow to the book that makes you not want to put down, and would make it a great book to read out loud to a class. Would recommend it to read to all children, especially those not feeling confident in themselves.

[Tonkica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dar za nećaka sam morala prvo i ja škicnuti! Nakon što sam ju prolistala i pročitala jako mi je drago što sam baš ovu slikovnicu odabrala.
I miš i lav i skupa zajedno, preslatki! Duhovito i u jednostavnim, a lijepim stihovima ispričana bitna priča, kako za male, tako i za nas velike! Za pod bor savršen dar!

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leeuw in de muis


Dit boekje hebben we mijn man gegeven voor Vaderdag. Een verhaaltje voorlezen voor het slapen gaan is hier favoriet en wat een feest is het met z'n leuk boekje als deze!!

Prachtige niet-te-kinderlijke illustraties. Geweldig verhaal met een mooie boodschap. Erg leuk!!

[Alp Berry · Rating 5 out of 5]

*warning spoilers*

As someone who is currently very small, I really resonated with the mouse in this story. One of my favourite things to do is roar at people so I really understood why he was trying to find his own roar. Some valuable lessons were learnt, and I now know that I do not need to be loud to be heard. Though I am yet to put this into practice.

Recommend to anyone who likes animals, roaring, and the colour yellow.

[Ugnė Lukošienė · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dukrytė duoda tris žvaigždutes, nes liūtas taip ir neišmokino riaumoti pelytės, o pelytė nesimokino riaumoti, nes jau neprireikė, o kodėl neprireikė... neatskleisim 😁
Šiaip dukra nemėgsta eiliuotų pasakų, dėl to skaitėsi prasčiau :)

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Seja qual for o nosso tamanho, todos temos um leão e um rato dentro de nós."

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are much more appealing than the thumbnail of the cover implies. The rhyme and theme are easy & fun. Nothing subtle or really original about the book, though.

Not sure how I feel about the message that we need to *change* ourselves, as I firmly believe that the motto 'be true to yourself' takes precedence. But the intent was actually to advise us to improve ourselves by taking chances, learning new things, developing our talents further... so, I recommend that you discuss that bit with your child. After all, mouse and lion become friends without trying to change each other, or change themselves for the other.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich glaube, ich habe einfach einen Softspot für Bilderbücher mit Reimen drinnen. Wie auch schon in "Die Streithörnchen" überzeugt hier einfach das Gesamtpaket. Als Kind hätte ich hier definitiv meinen Spaß gehabt!

[Книжни Криле · Rating 5 out of 5]

Бях мяркал книжките на Рейчъл Брайт и Джим Фийлд по чуждестранните книжарници и веднага ми бяха хванали окото. Много се радвам, че вече има и тяхно заглавие на български, а още повече се радвам на възможността да ви разкажа за него. „Лъвът в мен” (издава „A&T Publishing”) ни учи, че може би не всеки може да има лъвски размери и грива, но всеки може да открие своето лъвско сърце. Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле": https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/201...

[Andreia Nossa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este livro transmite uma mensagem fabulosa de forma muito intuitiva, e as ilustrações são vivas e enérgicas acompanhando lindamente a história contada. Esta história é excelente para explicar que todos temos inseguranças e medos independentemente das nossas características, seja da cor, tamanho, experiencia de vida, e que nos devemos aceitar como somos sem comparações com outrem, porque temos todos algo para dar uns aos outros.
É uma historia de coragem, valentia e amizade, e serve muito bem o seu propósito quanto a dominar os nossos receios e lutar para alcançar os nossos objetivos, servindo de ferramenta para que a criança acredite mais em si própria.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was absolutely adorable. Some might think the lesson obvious or the book slightly didactic. But I thought it wonderful. Perfect rhyming. Wonderful pictures. Cute details to be seen in lap-read and read-alone. Preschool should enjoy it. Younger school-age, too.

2/15/17 Used in F preschool theme (for friends). They liked the pictures. Liked the story. Liked to see the lion scared. The rhyming made the reading flow. Worked well.

3/21/18 Used in I theme. Very good.

3/24/18 I read it to SS while it was just us reading a book pile. Not sure if Hubby read it to SD.

[A Severs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great vocab, brilliant pictures, humour and life lessons a-plenty.

"If you want things to change you first have to change you"

"He had found his true voice and learned to speak out, and for that you don't need to roar of to shout"

"No matter your size, we all have a mouse AND a lion inside"

[Joana Alves | Juca Mindscape · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um livro inspirador sobre a coragem que reside dentro de nós.
Através de rimas conhecemos o pequeno rato que nos mostra que independentemente do nosso tamanho todos podemos ter a coragem de um leão dentro de nós.

[Stephane Savoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Belle aventure... la petite souris qui finit par prendre sa place! Adorable conte qui m'a donné envie de rugir moi itou :)

[Sanja_Sanjalica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a wonderful story about self-acceptance and bravery. Wonderful illustrations. A book to hug.

[Mehsi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een grappig boekje over een muis die op de savanne woont en iets dapperder wilt zijn. Een grote grom lijkt een oplossing en zo begint een geweldig avontuur waar ik van genoot. De tekeningen waren erg leuk gedaan en het einde vond ik erg zoet.

[ML Blair · Rating 5 out of 5]

While at work, I read this book. Cute story. Highly recommend!

[Nafise Beheshti · Rating 4 out of 5]

تصویرگری‌‌ش عالیه، داستانش هم قشنگه. فقط فکر می‌کنم بچه‌های بالای ۵ سال نکته داستان رو بهتر درک کنند.

[Kristīne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pēc otrās šāda tipa grāmatas sapratu, ka pat ar Kārli Vērdiņu teksts nevienmēr raiti iet uz priekšu. Ir reizes, kad nav iespējams sarīmēt tā, lai viss ietu kā pa diedziņu. Pieturēšos pie latviešu autoru dzejoļiem un rīmīgajām grāmatām.

[I _teach_muggles · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Rachel Bright’s stories and this is another firm favourite. The Lion Inside is the perfect book for any young child who is lacking a little bit of confidence and needs help finding their roar. As little mouse learns, we all have a little bit of mouse and a little bit of lion inside of us.

Mouse lives a hard life and is tired of being ignored and sat on by the other jungle animals. Lion on the other hand is the king of the jungle who is respected by all the animals and usually finds himself as the centre of attention. Fed up of living in lion’s shadow and being beneath lion both metaphorically and literally (mouse lives in a space below the rock where lion sleeps) mouse sets out to change his ways and comes up with an idea that he thinks is the perfect solution to his problem. But when mouse ventures off to see lion he is in for one very big surprise…

Mouse is desperate to be like lion but finds out that he doesn’t need to be like lion at all, he just needs to find his own voice and have self-belief. There are delightful messages on finding courage, being brave, taking risks (mouse faces the prospect of being lion’s dinner) and chasing your dreams. And also that friendship comes in the most unlikeliest forms.

The story is told in delightful rhyming prose and as expected, the artwork by Jim Field is delightful and full of warmth and charm.

A lovely story with a wonderful moral…find the confidence within yourself. Even those lacking confidence can find the self-belief hidden deep within them. You don’t need to be the size of a lion, you just need to have the heart of one.

Recommended for 4+.

[Charlotte Clancy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was very much looking forward to giving ‘The Lion Inside’ to my son, having enjoyed ‘The Koala Who Could’. However, I actually returned the book because I didn’t like some of the English used within it. It may be that I’m a pedant but words like ‘tinyful’, ‘littlest’, ‘weeniest’ are, in my opinion, poor language choices. The concept behind the story is nice, but I wouldn’t purposefully expose my young son to the language choices in this book.

[Solange Vidal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Otro libro que mi hijo escogió, quería leer algo sobre leones. Las ilustraciones son coloridas, los niños se pueden identificar con ellas fácilmente. La historia es sobre un ratón que emprende un viaje y vence sus miedos hasta acercarse al León, a quién admira. Ambos se vuelven amigos al final. No estoy segura de haber entendido la moraleja o de que un preescolar lo haga, sin embargo valoro que el texto esté en rima y sea ameno y divertido de leer.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a BIG picture book with fun, bold illustrations. I love how the lion looks when he is roaring across two pages and the way he looks when the mouse confronts him. I love the mouse's oversized ears. The pacing of the story and the dialogue would make this super fun to read out loud and the message about being bold and facing your fears is great too.

[Shruthi Jothsana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perks of being childfree and yet reading books written for the children is when you get to gift them to your friends' kids.

Got this book for my friend's kids and ended up reading before gifting. 😌😌 No regrets.

A very small book with a massive message. What sticks out is, the message is very much for adults as well.

[Angelina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book - lovely rhymes, funny moments and an important message. The fifth star is for the illustrations!

“He had found his true voice and learned to speak out, and for THAT you don't need to roar or to shout"
"... no matter your size, we all have a mouse AND a lion inside"

[Sophie Snowden · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely picture book all about being you! The little mouse wants to find his roar but he needs some help from his lion friend!
This book is all about believing in yourself and having the confidence to be proud of you.
A great picture book for PSHE

[SilverNediya · Rating 3 out of 5]

سه‌ونیم ستاره
تصاویرش خییییلی خوب‌اند
اسمش در ترجمه تغییر کرده به «سلطان جنگل، موش» که باعث شد ارتباط ذهنی من با بخشی از متن از بین بره
خود متن هم یه جایی زیاده‌گویی داشت (وقتی موشه داشت می‌رفت سراغ شیر) و شاید به اون چند جمله نیازی نبود اصلاً

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love. Love. Love

We all have a little mouse and lion inside.

I'm already thinking of all the ways I can use this book in the library with students.

[Lydia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a truly magical message behind the story. The picture book finishes with 'Yes, that day they BOTH learned that, no matter your size, We all have a mouse AND a lion inside'. What a motivational picture book. I feel like it covers the theme of bullying in a rather hidden / disguised manor which I really enjoyed. I had such a warm feeling after reading this and how true the message was; that we don't all have to be big and strong like the lion to be heard, we can be small and quiet like the mouse and still be heard. Everyone has different qualities, and different things that make them special and unique. The italics was very cleverly done. All words that were meant to be highlighted were in capital letters which worked along side the picture on the page.
Would really recommend for a quick read just before the kids go home after a day at school, and maybe the message is just to be kinder to others or maybe even look out for others.

[Eleanor Abbott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a lovely little read! Following the story of a little mouse on a journey to find his roar. The beautiful rhyming pattern engages the reader at all times, paired with the beautiful illustrations immediately makes this book so great. The two quotes that stuck out for me were "he had found his true voice and learnt to speak out, and for that you don't need to roar or shout" - this is such a powerful message to children that are shy or the opposite. Explaining that it is okay to speak your mind within reason and encouraging children to open up. Additionally, the final line "we all have a mouse AND a lion inside" is the greatest discovery for children to celebrate that we are all different yet contain similar characteristics in a unique way.