The Very Lazy Lion

Name: The Very Lazy Lion
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781838910143
Price: 28.0 NZD
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By Jack Tickle

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Summary

The Very Lazy Lion by Jack Tickle is a delightful children's book featuring a lion who prefers relaxing over any jungle activity. Through colourful illustrations and playful rhymes, young readers are taken on a journey with the lion as he learns the values of cooperation and community in the animal kingdom. The story is engaging and ideal for teaching kids about teamwork.
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The Very Lazy Lion

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Description

The animals of the jungle come to leaping, roaring life in these playful pop-ups that toddlers will adore. Lazy Lion likes to sleep. He stretches and snores. But if you dare to wake him up, he pounces and he roars! The animals of the jungle come to leaping, roaring life in these playful pop-ups that toddlers will adore.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838910143

Publisher: Little Tiger Press Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 October 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Little Tiger

Contributors:

Illustrated by Jack Tickle

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 247.0mm

Height: 267.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 10

Collections

Activity Books and Kits Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Jack Tickle Penguin Books

About the Author

Jack Tickle (Author, Illustrator) Jack Tickle likes painting in acrylic because when he spills coffee and food on his pictures, he can wipe them clean again! He likes to eat gingerbread men and chocolate biscuits while he paints and he listens to loud guitar music or Radio 4. Mr Tickle lives in South West England with his family and a large biscuit barrel.

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