Lion (picture book)

{{short description|1957 Caldecott picture book }}

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| author = William Pène du Bois

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| publisher = Viking

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| pub_date = 1956

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| pages = unpaged

| awards = Caldecott Honor

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Lion is a 1956 picture book written and illustrated by William Pène du Bois. The book tells the story of an "artist" who attempts to invent a cloud lion. The book was a recipient of a 1957 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal|title=Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present|first=|website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal|archive-date=2019-03-29|access-date=2019-05-01}}