The illustrations are fabulous as ever and Helen Stephens’ wonderfully relaxed drawings bring this story to life. I won’t give too much away about how the lion tries to hide in the museum except to say it is very funny and he may even manage to win over Miss Holland in the process. The only problem is his chosen nap spot is on top of the school bus that the children are boarding to go on their school trip. One day, after being sent away yet again, the lion decides to have a nap just near to the playground. I particularly like his expression as he peeps out of the top of the piano! So, our favourite lion does what he does best, hides of course! As we know though, hiding a lion is a tricky business and Miss Holland is not easily fooled.Ĭhildren will instantly relate to these places in school and to see a lion hiding there is just so funny. However, he is yet to ingratiate himself to Iris’s teacher, Miss Holland, who refuses to let him come to school.

But after saving the mayor’s candlesticks from being stolen by some robbers he is now somewhat of a local hero. Iris and the lion became friends when he tried to hide in her house from the people in the town who were scared of him. (The second book, How to Hide a Lion from Grandma, was a birthday present for my now 4 year old so we will get a review of it up soon!) You can read our review of the first book, How to Hide a Lion. How to Hide a Lion at School by Helen Stephens (published by Alison Green Books for Scholastic) is the third in a series of stories about Iris and her faithful Lion.

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