A Lion in the Meadow

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A Lion in the Meadow
A Lion in the Meadow.jpg
AuthorMargaret Mahy
IllustratorJenny Williams
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's book
PublisherJ.M. Dent & Sons; Franklin Watts
Publication date
1969
Pages28
ISBN0460057812

A Lion in the Meadow is the first children's book written by the New Zealand author Margaret Mahy. The book was first published in 1969 and won the 1975 Esther Glen Award.[1][2] It was also one of the books chosen to accompany Mahy's 2002 Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination.[3] The book was reissued in 1989 with a kinder ending.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Margaret Mahy". Storylines.org.nz. Auckland, New Zealand: Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand. n.d. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Blundell, Sally (23 April 2019). "Twist in the tale: Why Margaret Mahy changed the end of her classic debut". Noted. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ Margie Thomson (3 April 2002). "Mahy, a lion in our literary meadow". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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