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A historical picture book for older readers, that gives them an insight into a child's way of life during World War II. "A triumph for Hughes whose illustrations are most evocative" "The Sunday Telegraph". Readership level: 6+.
Synopsis
As Lenny's father goes off to fight in the World War II, he gives his son a brass badge with a lion and a unicorn on it. Lenny keeps it with him when he has to be evacuated to a big house in the country. He misses his parents, and the other children there and at school are spiteful in teasing him. But, he finds a secret walled garden to escape.
