A lioness hides her cub in the long grass while she goes hunting. But the tall grasses are perilously insufficient defence against a circling pack of jackals and an old male lion feels honour bound to step in to do some babysitting. When Old Lion is chall

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2004 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Ruth Brown has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two grown-up sons and 1 grandson. Ruth and Ken Brown are two of Britain's best loved creators of children's books. She has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. Ken Brown is an award-winning author and illustrator, havi