The city roared like a jungle. Leonie roared back at the city. She shook her mane and swished her tail. She was a lion girl. Leonie and her mother are off to the big city! Inspired by the people, sights and sounds, Leonie can’t wait to discover it all. Her mother tells her to stay close, but there’s SO much to see. And surely nothing can scare a brave lion girl, can it?
A wild, spirited tale of imagination and self-belief, beautifully brought to life by Fiona Woodcock.
Olivia Hope is an Irish writer with a special love for children’s fiction. A former record-breaking athlete, she competed internationally representing Ireland. With twenty years’ experience teaching children, she has worked with all ages in the creative arts; as a creative associate with the Irish Arts Council on the Creative Schools programme, and as a creative learning assistant with Siamsa Tíre (the National Folk theatre of Ireland). Inspired by the vivid green landscape of her home, Olivia Hope wrote her first book Be Wild, Little One as a way of capturing the excitement, adventure, peace and wonder that engagement with nature brings. She lives in the South West of Ireland with her husband and sons.
