Poor Hugo is a caterpillar who longs to be a lion. He practises tossing his mane and swishing his tail and even roaring like a lion but most of his friends just laugh at him. Then one day Hugo convinces Ferdinand the fish he is a lion... with some very surprising results.Children will laugh with Hugo as they learn that being yourself is what matters most.

 

This book is part of a book series called Share a Story .

There are 28 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 2000 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Michael Lawrence has been writing children's books for over twenty years and is best-known for creating the award-winning and best-selling series, Jiggy McCue.