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Honey... Honey... Lion!
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  • Published: 15 May 2014
  • ISBN: 9780147513526
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $19.99

Honey... Honey... Lion!

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EBook
25 Aug 2005
Audiobook
13 Feb 2018
Paperback
15 May 2014
Hardback
25 Aug 2005
Board Book
4 July 2023
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A rollicking animal-chase fable over African plains with a lift-the-flap surprise from bestseller Jan Brett!

The African plains provide a stunning environment for Jan Brett's latest animal adventure. For as long as anyone can remember, the honeyguide bird and the African honey badger have been partners when it comes to honey:Honeyguide finds the honeycomb, Badger breaks it open, and they share the sweetness inside.

But this day, Badger keeps all the honey for himself. Foolish Badger!

In no time, Honeyguide leads Badger on a fast chase. Badger thinks it's for honey; but Honeyguide has a surprise waiting for her greedy friend.

As they swim across a pond, push through a thicket of reeds, leap over a huge anthill, a menagerie of exotic animals passes the news along in a kind of animal Bush Telegraph. Finally Badger faces a lift-the-flap page, revealing the twist that teaches Badger a lesson. Can you guess who's under that flap?

Honey . . . Honey . . . Lion! will surely become a family favorite for readers of all ages.
  • Published: 15 May 2014
  • ISBN: 9780147513526
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Jan Brett

With more than 44 million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost illustrators of children’s books.  As a child, she decided to be an illustrator and spent much of her time reading and drawing. As a student at the Boston Museum School, Jan spent many hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Travel is also a constant inspiration, so with her husband, Joe Hearne, who was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts.
portrait photo of Jan Brett

Also by Jan Brett

Alice in a Winter Wonderland
Jan Brett's Winter Collection Box Set
Cozy in Love
Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
Cozy
The Tale of the Tiger Slippers
Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury
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Praise for Honey... Honey... Lion!

"The spry narrative incorporates sound effects that make this a natural read-aloud, and the high spot is surely Brett's meticulous renderings of African animals and vegetation, presented against a parchment-like backdrop and framed by striking borders featuring beads and feathers. Readers may well feel as if they, like the author, have visited breathtaking Botswana."
--Publishers Weekly

"Brett has created another lush winner with beautifully detailed illustrations of the animals and a clear, fast-paced story.... This lovely title works equally well for storyhours or for one-on-one sharing."
--School Library Journal

"African animals and landscapes take center stage in this lively retelling of a traditional folktale from Botswana.... The cumulative patterns, sound effects and suspense, together with the dramatically depicted animals, will make this a popular choice for reading aloud."
--Kirkus Reviews