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Reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite
There’s a Lion in the House by Mary Esparza-Vela is fifteen pages of excellent drawings, and a cute story with a moral. Young Robby Rabbit loves to tease his three brothers by playing tricks on them. One day he hid from them, and they all worried that he might get eaten by a lion if he roamed too far into the forest. After they all expressed concern for Robby, he jumped out from behind a tree and yelled, “Surprise!” They did not find that at all funny, and scolded Robby for pretending to be missing, while their very own Grandfather had once almost been eaten by a lion in that very forest. Later that night, Robby awakes to hear the sound of a lion roaring… right inside their very home! He runs to each brother’s bedroom to tell them about it, but none of them believe him. They just think he’s trying to trick them again. Whatever should Robby do?
There’s a Lion in the House is a clever little story, along the lines of the classic The Boy Who Cried Wolf fairy tale. The illustrations are excellent, and very professionally detailed. This is the type of story children of any age will enjoy, from shortly after birth to the middle school grades. Older siblings will enjoy reading it to their younger siblings, simply because they will want to hear it again. The moral of the story is a good one: always be truthful, and people won’t have cause to disbelieve you. Will Robby learn the lesson? Or will he become lion food? Read it and see. It’s a good, fun story, and appropriate for any child.
