This like-new hardcover is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and unmarked, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The dust jacket is unmarked. Marianne Dubuc won the prestigious Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature – Illustration in 2014 for her book Le lion et l'oiseau (The Lion and the Bird). One autumn day, a lion discovers a wounded bird in his garden. With the bird's flock having flown south, the lion takes it upon himself to care for the small creature. As the seasons pass, the two form a quiet, heartfelt bond.