A Lion in the Meadow - Hardcover

Mahy, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1468306650 ISBN 13: 9781468306651

Publisher: Amulet Books, 2013

Synopsis

A little boy becomes convinced that a lion is living in the meadow behind his house, but his mother doesn't believe him. She thinks he's making up a story, and decides to make one up too. She gives the little boy a matchbox and tells him that the dragon living inside it will scare the lion in the meadow away. But what's a little boy to do when the dragon from the matchbox grows too big and the lion in the meadow decides to move into the house? In this heartwarmingly funny and vibrantly illustrated story, bestselling author Margaret Mahy invokes the power of imagination and the joy of imaginary friends for young readers.

About this title

About the Author:

Margaret Mahy until her death a few months ago, was one of the most beloved and internationally renowned children's authors, holding readers spellbound with her richly imagined books, among them The Magician of Hoad, The Chewing Gum Rescue, The Haunting, The Changeover, The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, and The Boy Who Was Followed Home. Mahy won the Carnegie medal twice, and in 2006 she received the Hans Christian Andersen award – international recognition for her overall contribution to international children's literature.

Review:

"One of those rare children's authors whose books can also be read with pleasure by grown-ups..."--"The Telegraph"

"An award-winning children's author who tested the limits of her readers' whimsy and courage with fantastical tales of witches, hauntings, infinite fog, and robbers...Reviewers have raved about her whimsical yet hard-edged sensibility, her grasp of childhood's astonishments, her ability to leaven unbelievable situations with believable characters."--"The New York Times "

About this edition

• Publisher: Amulet Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1468306650
• ISBN 13: 9781468306651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32