FICTION

How To Hide a Lion at Christmas

by Helen Stephens (text) & illus. by Helen Stephens
Godwin Bks/Holt/. (How To Hide a Lion: Bk. 2). Sept. 2019. 40p. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781250230799.
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PreS-Gr 2–Iris and her pet lion are back in this whimsical holiday tale featuring a brief cameo by Santa Claus. When her family must travel to visit her aunt at Christmas, Iris is forced to leave her pet lion at home, because, her parents reason “lions can’t take trains.” The lion, not wanting to stay at home, hides in a train berth, falls asleep, and wakes up alone. Will he be able to find Iris? The colors in the illustrations match the changing mood of the story, from the fear the lion feels when he is lost to his determination to reunite with his friend. Endpapers decorated with Christmas tree ornaments and a different cover under the dust jacket add to the book’s charm.
VERDICT Purchase where the earlier title is popular and for collections in need of new, silly holiday fare.
Reviewed by Jennifer Knight, North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles, WA , Oct 01, 2019

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