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A Lion Is a Lion

A Lion Is a Lion

by Polly Dunbar (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

    $4.15
Synopsis

All lions are fierce, right? Well, maybe, just maybe, this Lion - so well dressed and polite and charming - isn't too fierce for you... From the creator of Penguin and the Tilly and Friends series comes a wicked, rollicking read-aloud which asks the question: Is a lion still a lion if he ... wears a hat? And carries an umbrella? Is a lion still a lion if he ... arrives at your door and invites himself in with a How do you do? (Isn't he polite!) And is a lion still a lion if he asks for a dance? What about when he licks his lips and says, Oh yes, lunch would be lovely, thank you... Is a lion still a lion then?

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 40
 Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 01 Feb 2018
ISBN 10: 140637153X
ISBN 13: 9781406371536
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years

Media Reviews
A wonderfully raucous read-aloud romp. * Baby Hampshire *
a rhythmic, musical text which brilliantly involves the young reader in the unfolding storyline * Parent Talk *
Children will adore following the jaunty, ever so polite Lion as he asks to come to tea but whose manners firmly escape him when it comes to pudding. * Shelley Fallows LoveReading4Kids, February 2018 Picture Book of the Month *
I'd say this is a must-have in the classroom for its message: With it's Seuss-like turn in the final pages, the children get the upper hand and learn to say 'No! No! No! NO!', so delivering brilliantly a message about keeping safe, and learning to say 'No' if something makes them feel uncomfortable. * School Zone *
Dunbar's beautiful new picture book, with its rich, inky line, is something of a refutation of The Tiger Who Came to Tea. A wild beast, it warns, is still dangerous, however polite and friendly t seems, and even if it dances like Gene Kelly. * Sunday Times *
The Tiger Who Came to Tea will be an obvious point of comparison, but Dunbar's inimitable watercolour style and her unexpected sense of humour make A Lion is a Lion every bit as original as Judith Kerr's classic. * Irish Times *
A rousing read-aloud delight, with a trust your instincts message. * Metro *
[...] a story with playful language and rhyme that will delight families with young children. This modern fable will become a favourite for many families as children ask to share it again and again, so they can squeal with joy each time. * BookTrust *
Author Bio
Polly Dunbar is the author-illustrator of Arthur's Dreamboat and the bestselling picture book Penguin, winner of numerous awards including the Book Trust Early Years Award and the Red House Children's Book of the Year. She is also the illustrator of My Dad's a Birdman, written by David Almond, and Shoe Baby and Pat-a-Cake Baby, both written by her mother, Joyce Dunbar. Her collection of titles beginning with Hello Tilly was made into an animations series, Tilly and Friends, as seen on Cbeebies. She is the co-founder of Long Nose Puppets, a children's theatre company. Polly lives in Beccles, Suffolk. Find her online at pollydunbar.com and on Twitter as @PollyDunbar.