The lion or the mouse? - Toni Morrison

Illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. For all ages The second in a series of six illustrated books retelling Aesop's fables in a hip and lively manner, this book is a deft and witty send-up of a culture that sucks up to anyone with the trappings of power. The baddest in the land' cocky lion believes himself invincible until he gets a thorn stuck in his paw. Only a little mouse can help him, so the lion must indulge the mouse's greedy pride and lust for power. The mouse believes a lion's physique is all he needs to be king of the jungle, but finds it tough with only a squeak...'