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| Author | Margaret Mahy |
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| Illustrator | Jenny Williams |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons; Franklin Watts |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | New Zealand |
| Pages | 28 |
| ISBN | 0460057812 |
A Lion in the Meadow is the first children's book written by the New Zealand author Margaret Mahy. Illustrations were done by London artist Jenny Williams. 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Blundell, Sally (23 April 2019). "Twist in the tale: Why Margaret Mahy changed the end of her classic debut". Noted. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Margie Thomson (3 April 2002). "Mahy, a lion in our literary meadow". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2019.