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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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10/21/14

How to Hide a Lion

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Helen Stephens 
PUBLISHER: Alison Green Books      PUBLICATION DATE: 2014  
GENRE: Fiction          READING LEVEL: Age 6  
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A girl named Iris has to hide a kind lion who is feared by the community and her parents.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will think of moments when people made false assumptions about them or someone they know of. They will then share with the class about how it made them feel and/or write about it in their journals. 
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Quiana Nicole Childs, Valdosta State University ECSE) 
LABELS: challenges, stereotypes, Lion