by Shirley Hughes · Red Fox · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099256083
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«The Lion and the Unicorn» is Shirley Hughes's illustrated children's picture book, published by Red Fox in paperback (64 pages, in English).
During the London Blitz, Lenny, a Jewish boy, receives from his father a brass badge with a lion and a unicorn before he leaves for the war. When Lenny is evacuated to a grand mansion in the English countryside, he must adapt to an unfamiliar environment and summon the bravery and courage those animals represent, while discovering that magic can happen even in the most difficult moments.
Story illustrated by Shirley Hughes herself, published in English in September 2000 within Penguin Random House's children's catalogue.
Suitable for readers aged 5 to 7, this wartime story with illustrations can serve as a first introduction to history for a young audience.
Winifred Shirley Hughes was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred.
