How to Hide a Lion at School: an international bestselling modern classic: 1

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There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. How to Hide a Lion at Christmas’ is full of the real meaning of Christmas, the closeness, community, bonds and magic.

It seems that Helen Stephens captures the bustle of the season, alongside the need to have all that we hold dear about us, at this time. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! There’s a lovely book trailer about Helen Stephens’ next book ‘How to hide a lion at Christmas’ here! When the lion sees three robbers stealing from the town hall, it's his chance to show everyone that he is, after all, a kind (and very brave) lion – just like Iris always said. This delightful and warm-hearted story about the unusual friendship between a little girl and a not-so-scary lion is accompanied by characterful, colourful illustrations in Helen Stephens’s distinctively nostalgic style.

He gets caught and shooed out of the museum, but finally becomes a hero who saves all the kids when a tree falls down and stops the school bus from going any further back to school. Helen Stephens's award-winning How to Hide a Lion illustrated children's picture books are charming stories of a young girl named Iris whose friendship with a large lion causes an uproar wherever he goes. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

He even stows away on the school trip to the museum, causing much madness and mayhem as he hides among the exhibits! When the lion witnesses a robbery, it is his chance to show everyone that he is a kind and brave lion.All of our books are 100% brand new, unread and purchased directly from the publishers in bulk allowing us to pass the huge savings on to you! But a silly sweet story of lion hijinks and a change of heart once the lion saves the day yet again. Together the two play and are soon friends, but Mum finds the lion and once again he is forced to flee into the dark, cold night.

At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.These resources will show evidence for a number of reading skills, particularly focusing on inference skills at different abilities including early SATs style questions. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Iris is equally clever in her genius way of making sure her teacher definitely didn't see him, which would have worked if the lion wasn't so kind and helped out someone using his disguise. The lion doesn't want to be apart from Iris the little girl friend when she is at school, so he sneaks and hide everywhere.

It was featured in an article about Helen and her partner, fellow illustrator, Gerry Turley in this article by The Guardian Weekend Feb 2018. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Other cancelled products: If you want to cancel products that are not damaged or incorrectly supplied, then you must inform us of this within seven working days following the date of receipt in accordance with the Distance Selling Regulations or otherwise as soon as possible. This has become a favourite in my house and I look forward to reading the sequel, “How to Hide a Lion from Grandma.