PIERRE Author:MAURICE SENDAK CUTE STORY ABOUT A BOY WHO "DIDN'T CARE" ABOUT ANYTHING UNTIL HE GOT SWALLOWED BY A LION (BECAUSE HE DIDN'T CARE). THE LION GOT SICK; THE DOCTOR SHOOK HIM TILL PIERRE FELL OUT AND ALL WAS WELL. SORT OF LIKE LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.