Renato and the Lion

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Call Number: E DIL, Kids Book / Picture Books / Art & Artists / DiLorenzo, Barbara
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E DIL	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Art & Artists / DiLorenzo, Barbara	4-week checkout	On Shelf

The touching, magical story of a boy in a war-torn country and the stone lion that rescues him. Renato loves his home in Florence, Italy. He loves playing with his friends in the Piazza della Signoria. He loves walking home by the beautiful buildings and fountains with his father in the evenings. And he especially loves the stone lion who seems to smile at him from a pedestal in the piazza. The lion makes him feel safe. But one day his father tells him that their family must leave. Their country is at war, and they will be safer in America. Renato can only think of his lion. Who will keep him safe? With luminous watercolor paintings, Barbara DiLorenzo captures the beauty of Florence in this heartwarming and ultimately magical picture book.

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Wonderful! submitted by sara on June 30, 2017, 12:09pm Anyone familiar with Florence will love this book. You can tell how much research the author has done, just to write these few pages. Adults and kids will like it.

Wonderful! A must read! submitted by VanCancue on July 17, 2018, 7:56pm What a wonderful story! It tugs at your heart strings. We loved this story! A must read.

great submitted by kevinhe on August 3, 2019, 3:26pm it's a great book for me.