Iris understands that grown-ups are afraid of lions, but when she finds one in her playhouse she knows he is kind, so she. keeps him hidden from her parents for as long as possible.
Iris understands that grown-ups are afraid of lions, but when she finds one in her playhouse she knows he is kind, so she. keeps him hidden from her parents for as long as possible.
Helen Stephens grew up in County Durham and currently lives in London with her partner and baby girl. She studied illustration at Glasgow School of Art and began working as a freelance illustrator in 1994. She worked as an editorial illustrator for a few years before writing her first book in 1998. She has written and illustrated many popular books for children which have been published worldwide in a variety of languages. Her clients include Alison Green Books, Egmont Children's Books, David Fickling Books, Random House, Macmillan, Puffin, Nickelodeon, and many more. As well as writing her own stories she has also produced books in collaboration with other authors including Roger McGough, Simon Mason and Sophie Hannah. Fleabag has been shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Fun Story With Pictures Award 2009, Blue Horse and Tilly won Best World Theme Story in 2002, Twinkly Night was shortlisted for the Sainsburies Baby Book Award 2002 and Poochie-Poo won the AOI Images Silver award 2003. Helen is a lecturer on Cambridge School of Art's MA in Illustrating for Children.
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Iris understands that grown-ups are afraid of lions, but when she finds one in her playhouse she knows he is kind, so she. keeps him hidden from her parents for as long as possible.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed How to Hide a Lion and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-6 years old
How to Hide a Lion features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Books for Babies and Toddlers
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How to Hide a Lion was written by Helen Stephens and published by Henry Holt and Co.
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