JOHNNY LION'S BAD DAY

by Edith Thacher Hurd ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1970

Johnny Lion has a bad cold so he has to stay in bed all day (""Oh no,"" says Johnny Lion; ""Oh yes,"" says Mother Lion) and take some red medicine (""Oh no,"" says Johnny Lion; ""Oh yes,"" says Mother Lion). Bad medicine, Johnny thinks, because every time he puts his head under the covers he has a bad dream--a big owl swoops down on him, a big red rabbit tiptoes, tiptoes toward him until ""Kerchew! Kerchew! Kerchew!"" Mother amid Father Lion have the antidote: firm reassurance, a sweet dream song, a warm welcome into bed when Johnny, in a happy dream, becomes a big, big lion and scares them both. The next morning he's recovered with a ROAR! Sick-a-bed blues turned out in a few witty words and fleecy drawings that speak for themselves--see especially Father Lion, a grave, twinkling Santa Claus; Mother Lion, her face framed in a goodwife cap of curls; Johnny Lion with an Arlo Guthrie frizz.

Pub Date: May 1, 1970

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper & Row

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1970

Categories: CHILDREN'S