The Lion Tattoo is a tale from Masnavi, one of the best-known and most influential works by the thirteenth century poet, philosopher and Sufi mystic Rumi.

The story begins with a young man who decides that he wants a lion tattoo on his shoulder. Perhaps because he wants to be big and strong - or maybe so he's always got someone watching his back. But as the tattooist begins her work, he feels the pain of the needle and decides that his lion doesn't need a tail...or a mane...or a stomach. But who's ever heard of a lion like that?! Finally, the tattooist has enough of his complaints and throws him out: "Brother, you just can't stand the pain..."

Tiny Owl's new series celebrates picture books for older readers and the art of visual narrative.

 

This book is part of a book series called Tales By Rumi .

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2017 by Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd .

Born in 1977, Atefeh Maleki Joo is an award- winning Iranian illustrator. She has illustrated several children's books and works for a number of children's magazines. She has won several national and international awards, including the 16th Noma Concours for Picture Book Illustrations (2008).