Mama Lion Wins the Race
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
New friendships, surprising turns, heroic deeds -- and amazing racing cars!Start your engines: The race is on! And Mama Lion and Tigey are off -- with their cool goggles and snazzy sports car! Racing teams gather from far and wide for this madcap race. But who will take home the big trophy? Will it be the playful Flying Pandinis? The mischievous Knitted Monkey crew? Or will Mama Lion and Tigey speed past the finish line in first place? While everyone hopes to win, it's the journey itself -- filled with joy, beauty, fun, and friendships -- that is the best prize of all.With cars inspired by the early days of Italian motor racing, and characters based on his children's beloved toy animals, Jon J Muth has created a uniquely spellbinding book that readers will return to again and again.
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Mama Lion and Tigey two gawky stuffed animals are preparing for a car race along with the other toys in their town. The race begins (some famous picture book friends can be spotted in the starting-line crowd), and the vintage automobiles hurtle through the countryside. When Mama Lion and Tigey's car breaks down, the Flying Pandinis, a rival team, stop to lend a hand without regard to lost time. Despite the best efforts of an ambitious team of monkeys, the Flying Pandinis, and Mama Lion and Tigey take the lead. The loving portraits of vintage cars are a pleasure in themselves, and the race is simultaneously tense and surprisingly leisurely. But it's not about winning as with previous books, Muth uses the competitive setting for some Zen-style teaching. Mama Lion isn't focused on domination: "We could not win!" she suggests to Tigey at the race's climax, reciprocating kindness with kindness. For her, the important thing is not the goal but the journey, and gratitude for all living things. "The world is beautiful," she murmurs to herself, midrace. Ages 3 5.
