Oscar’s Lion
- Author Adam Baron
- Narrator Isaac Gryn
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 26 October 2023
- Run Time 2 hours and 16 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up.
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What to expect
A magical coming-of-age story about a boy spending his first weekend without his parents . . . and the lion who comes to babysit him. Get ready to fall in love with this instant classic.
‘Beautiful, adventurous, powerful’ Phil Earle
Oscar is a little terrified to find that a lion is going to be looking after him for the weekend. But when the lion lets him eat as many biscuits as he wants, and reads him his favourite story ten times, Oscar realises he might be on to something good.
Soon, Oscar discovers that the lion can change into different animals and the pair find themselves having all kinds of adventures! But before the lion has to go, might he have one more amazing transformation up his sleeve?
Oscar’s Lion is an astonishing and deeply personal book from one of our greatest storytellers.
Critics Review
u2018Beautiful, adventurous, powerfulu2019 Phil Earle
u2018Gorgeous. The storytelling is beautifully direct, infused with tenderness and wit. One to cherishu2019 Abi Elphinstone
u2018A lyrical, magical realist adventure about wish fulfilment, love and loss . . . Ends like a warm hugu2019 Observer
u2018Oscar's Lion is beautifully written, both tender and funny and sure to be beloved for many years to comeu2019 Hannah Gold
u2018a charming, tender, unusual storyu2019Guardian, Best Children's Books of the Year
u2018A sensitive, imaginative and funny look at grief, love, fear and families, with pitch-perfect black and white illustrationsu2019 Daily Mail, Best Children's Books of the Year
u2018A huge, roaring success. I loved it!u2019 Ross Welford
u2018Exquisite. With the charm of Paddington Bear and the poignancy of Tomu2019s Midnight Garden, this is a truly special book . . . A timeless classic that will have far-reaching appealu2019 The Bookseller, Book of the Month
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