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    In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb

    Welcome spring with a lovely book of simile and contrast of a lion and a lamb.  This book is for an older child (5-8), able to understand the concept of simile. Bauer creates a lovely flow to the month of March, entering with snow and wind, mud and rain like a ferocious lion. “March comes with a roar.He rattles your windows and scratches at your door.” A boy becomes the lion’s companion, in the cold and mud, awaiting the big change! Halfway through, we see warmth coming, as birds appear at feeders, and the trees bloom in pink flowers. This causes our lion to sneeze ACHOOO – ushering in the…