THE LION WHO CAME TO STAY (illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh)
In 1935 my grandfather Francis wrote a letter to his parents in India asking for a gift of 'something alive'.
This sparked a remarkable chain of events which resulted in him being given a tiny golden lion cub, Singh.
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Singh and Francis became the closest of friends, going on grand adventures, searching the sky for stars, snuggling down to sleep—and learning to ROAR!
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Published by Scholastic
ISBN: 9781760669218
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Praise for THE LION WHO CAME TO STAY
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"One of my favourite picture books of 2021." PAUL MACDONALD, THE CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP
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"I fell in love with this book." THE BOOK MUSE
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"Mackinlay instinctively knows when to layer the text and when to pare it right back." DIANNE BATES, BUZZWORDS
