If You See a Lion

by Newson, Karl; Stegmaier, Andrea

• ISBN13: 9780711252349
• ISBN10: 0711252343
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-08-18
• Publisher: Words & Pictures

Summary

Once upon a time, there was a story in this book. But a lion ate it all.

Narrated by a tall, handsome and ever-so-dashing lion, dressed head to toe in fancy dress, this is a hilarious story of how a greedy lion ate all the picture book characters and then lies about it. The problem is, he just can't resist boasting about it!

​Dressed in his not-so-convincing disguise, Lion beckons the reader closer to find the culprit, while a plucky little rabbit hides in the pages, shouting out warnings until he bravely confronts our narrator about his crime. Will Lion ever learn his lesson? 

A hilarious story with plenty of opportunities for group participation, and an overarching theme of kindness, empathy and forgiveness. Includes a mysterious bite-mark out of the front cover... now who could have done that?

 “There has to be a lion hiding somewhere in this book.
Dreamy, clever, awesome, strong.
Come in closer for a look…”

Author Biography

Karl Newson is a children's author and illustrator. He spent his younger days making dens, roaming barley fields and 'playing up the prak' (park) in Norwich, Norfolk, but he now lives in London, where he mostly just eats biscuits. He enjoys writing and drawing and listening to music from the 1960s.Karl is the creator of The Mudwaffler - a small, forest dwelling bear who reviews books.

Andrea Stegmaier loves to make books. As a kid she made books for her dolls, later she made books for her kids, and now she makes books for everyone. She went to university to study architecture, but that’s a different story. Andrea lives with her family in Stuttgart, a busy town in Germany.