Leonard is a brilliant, sheepish sidekick while Dandy's bear friend will melt your heart. However, Dandy isn't the only stand-out character by any means. Naturally Ben and Hattie are over the moon at landing a lion as a best friend because what child wouldn't want a lion as a best friend? Debonair Dandy leaps off the page with flair and panache - a loveable rogue (or he is?) who develops an endearing and rather humorous friendship with two young children. But Dandy is a highway lion on a mission and soon Ben and Hattie are caught up in dangerous adventure whilst trying to avoid a Private Investigator who is determined to sniff out the identity of the highway lion and bring him to justice.įor me, this immediately had the feel of a timeless classic with a larger-than-life character at its centre. Dandy Paws, an unlikely friendship blooms between them. But when they meet a gentlemanly lion in the park called Mr. Taking me back to my own childhood favourites such as Mary Poppins and Peter Pan, with a dose of The Tiger Who Came To Tea mixed in, this 1920's novel, set in London, is an absolute delight.īen and Hattie are struggling to adjust to their new life in London. One of our favourite reads of 2023 so far, Dandy, The Highway Lion by Stephanie Sorrell, illustrated by Roxana de Rond and published by Chicken House is wonderfully old-fashioned storytelling.
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