Look Out, Leonard!

by Jessie James

Overview

Follow Leonard the shrew as he wanders around the jungle in this funny storybook for young children.



Meet Leonard the clueless shrew in this hilarious story about getting lost in the jungle.

It's moving day for the Shrew family, so Mrs. Shrew has asked them to all hold on to each other's tails tightly so that nobody gets lost! They set off in a long line, but wait, where's little Leonard? This picture book will have you on the edge of your seat as you follow Leonard, who manages to grab on to anything and everything that isn't a shrew tail!

Narrowly avoiding catastrophe at every turn, from angry baboons to snapping crocodiles, will Leonard make it safely to the end of their journey?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780744053111
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	12/14/2021
Series:	Look! It's Leonard!
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,004,148
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.15(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Illustrator Bio: Tamara Anegon attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008. Following this, she studied for a masters degree in art, creation and research, specializing in children's and picture book illustration. She has illustrated several children's books: Waggers (Sky Pony Press, 2014) and The Big Stink, Level 11 (OUP Oxford, 2017).

Editorial Reviews

"The shrew family is moving across the jungle to their new home. To make sure everyone stays together through treachero's terrain, Mrs. Shrew asks for everyone to hold on to one another’s tails. Six of the shrews comply, except for the distractible Leonard, who grabs a baboon tail instead. As he tries to catch up to the group (who seems oblivious to his disappearance), the small bespectacled shrew blunders from one wrong tail to the next, narrowly avoiding disaster each time. When a scary tiger threatens the shrews, lucky Leonard ­accidentally saves the day. Finally reunited with his family, Leonard never wants to get lost again, although another mysterious tail beckons. Anegon’s vibrant illustrations delight with cartoonish expressiveness and bouncy energy. The visual ­humor complements the narrator’s tone that ­vacillates ­between calm and concerned, as ­Leonard’s antics elicit a cautionary “Look out, ­Leonard!” that the audience will ­undoubtedly echo. A brief note in the back of the book gives some factual information about the Southeast Asian shrews. VERDICT A silly romp with just enough suspense to be fun for little ones yet ­surprisingly (and pleasantly) devoid of any specific ­morals or ­lessons." - School Library Journal

From the Publisher

02/01/2021

PreS-K—The shrew family is moving across the jungle to their new home. To make sure everyone stays together through treacherous terrain, Mrs. Shrew asks for everyone to hold on to one another's tails. Six of the shrews comply, except for the distractible Leonard, who grabs a baboon tail instead. As he tries to catch up to the group (who seems oblivious to his disappearance), the small bespectacled shrew blunders from one wrong tail to the next, narrowly avoiding disaster each time. When a scary tiger threatens the shrews, lucky Leonard accidentally saves the day. Finally reunited with his family, Leonard never wants to get lost again, although another mysterious tail beckons. Anegon's vibrant illustrations delight with cartoonish expressiveness and bouncy energy. The visual humor complements the narrator's tone that vacillates between calm and concerned, as Leonard's antics elicit a cautionary "Look out, Leonard!" that the audience will undoubtedly echo. A brief note in the back of the book gives some factual information about the Southeast Asian shrews. VERDICT A silly romp with just enough suspense to be fun for little ones yet surprisingly (and pleasantly) devoid of any specific morals or lessons.—Yelena Voysey, formerly at Pickering Educational Lib., Boston Univ.

School Library Journal