Tawny Scrawny Lion
Part of the Little Golden Book Series

Tawny Scrawny Lion

Hardcover

Grades Preschool – 2
Ages 3–7

One of the bestselling Little Golden Books of all time.
 
Once there was a tawny scrawny lion who chased monkeys on Monday—kangaroos on Tuesday—zebras on Wednesday—bears on Thursday—camels on Friday—and on Saturday, elephants!

So begins the classic story of a family of ten fat rabbits that teaches the hungry lion to eat carrot stew—so that he doesn’t eat them.

ISBN 9798217173389 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Jun 17, 2025
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2

ISBN 9780307938329 (Enhanced Ebook)
Published on Nov 15, 2010
Published by Golden Books
Pages 24
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2

ISBN 9780307759481 (Ebook)
Published on May 25, 2010
Published by Golden Books
Pages 24
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2

ISBN 9780307021687 (Hardcover)
Published on Jul 15, 2001
Published by Golden Books
Pages 24
Dimensions 6-5/8 x 8
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2

Kathryn Jackson

Kathryn Jackson wrote hundreds of lively, witty stories for Golden Books, most of which were coauthored with her husband, Byron. The Saggy Baggy Elephant is one of the pair’s most famous titles. Golden Books that Kathryn Jackson wrote on her own include Tawny Scrawny Lion, Nurse Nancy, Pantaloon, Richard Scarry’s The Animals’ Merry Christmas, and Richard Scarry’s A Story a Day: 365 Stories and Rhymes.

Gustaf Tenggren

GUSTAF TENGGREN (1896–1970) was a well-known illustrator in his native Sweden before immigrating to the United States in 1920. He illustrated many Golden Books, beginning with The Poky Little Puppy. One of the original twelve Little Golden Books published in 1942, The Poky Little Puppy went on to become the bestselling picture book of all time. Other iconic Little Golden Books illustrated by Tenggren include The Saggy Baggy Elephant, The Shy Little Kitten, and Tawny Scrawny Lion. In the late 1930s, Tenggren worked for the Disney Studio, providing concept artwork (created to inspire and guide animators) for various characters and scenes in Bambi, The Old Mill, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and Fantasia.

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