Oscar’s Lion: A modern classic beautifully illustrated children’s coming-of-age story – a Guardian Children’s Book of the Year

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. Oscar's Lion, a top juvenile fiction, explores the themes of adolescence, family, and multigenerational relationships. The action-packed adventures Oscar embarks on with his shape-shifting lion friend, who transforms into various animals like leopards and tigers, are a testament to the power of imagination in children's literature. For fans of Matt Goodfellow (Tomorrow We Begin), Peter Brown (The Wild Robot), Shannon Stocker (Warrior), Polly Ho-Yen (The Last Dragon), and Katherine Rundell (The Explorer). HarperCollins Children's 2023