Lion at School and Other Stories

By: Philippa Pearce

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Synopsis: "Lion At School" features a little girl and a lion; the lion knows just what to do about bullies. Brainbox the horse wants to find another horse to be his friend, but he can't remember what a horse looks like. Jimmy is too sick to go to school and must stay with a neighbor who worries much too much a bout her washing; and, before the day is over, she worries about Jimmy, too. With sharp scissors, an angry boy almost cuts his house to bits! A beautiful little mouse is saved by a brave boy. A little girl gets everything she wants just by bending her finger! Philippa Pearce says: "I wrote these stories as part of the oral tradition that should be every child's birthright." These stories are fun to read aloud.