Mary Had a Little Lion (PB)

Author: Abigail Harrison

Interest age: from c 3 years

Published on 15 January 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 32 pages
249 x 275 x 5 | 194g

Mary had a little lamb LION!Its roar was loud

and strong.

And everywhere that Mary wentThe lion would

come along. . .

Mary brings her pet lion EVERYWHERE.

But when she smuggles him into school, Mary's teacher isn't exactly

pleased! She banishes him from school immediately.

But before he leaves, he discovers the school library, and curls

up to listen to the children read.

When two thieves sneak into the library to steal the books, can

Mary's lion save the day and earn his spot in school?

For fans of How to Hide a Lion and The Detective

Dog, this spin on Mary Had a Little Lamb is

a future classic in the making.

An exciting new twist on a classic nursery rhyme, with a fabulously

feisty heroine

Abigail Harrison's playful rhyming text makes this the perfect

story to read aloud

Aysha Awwad is the illustrator of Worry Boots, and Whose

Dog is This? which was shortlisted for the 2024

Waterstones Children's Book Prize