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THE LION WHO CAME TO STAY (illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh)

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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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* As seen on The TODAY Show *

* As featured in The Guardian *

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Read here on The Guardian website.
Listen here on The Guardian podcast.

* As featured on ABC Conversations *

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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

  • "I fell in love with this book." THE BOOK MUSE

  • "Mackinlay instinctively knows when to layer the text and when to pare it right back." DIANNE BATES, BUZZWORDS

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