Shirley Hughes has won the Other Award, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, and the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration twice, for Dogger in 1977 and for Ella's Big Chance in 2003. In 2007 Dogger was voted the public's favourite Greenaway winner of all time. She was Highly Commended for the Greenaway Medal for The Lion and the Unicorn in 1998. Shirley received an OBE in 1999 for services to Children's Literature, and a CBE in 2017. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was the first recipient of BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award. She wrote two novels for older children, Hero on a Bicycle, about a 13-year-old Italian boy during the occupation of Florence, and Whistling in the Dark, set during the Liverpool Blitz. Her memoir, A Life Drawing, was published in 2002. The book is about a child who has a father at war he must leave his mother and London because ofa bombing and a fire. He goes to a host family. She also collaborated with her daughter, Clara Vulliamy, on the Dixie O'Day series; which saw Shirley with an illustrator for the first time with Shirley writing the text and Clara creating the illustrations. Lenny is a young boy living alone with his mother in London, his father having gone off to fight. One day to protect him from the bombing, Lenny's mother sends him to the countryside, to a big house with other children.

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When Lenny's father goes to fight in the Second World War he gives his son a brass badge with two animals engraved on it: a lion for bravery and a unicorn for courage. Then, Lenny himself must go away, evacuated from his home and family to escape the bombing. Staying in a strange new place, Lenny gathers all his lion bravery, all his unicorn courage, and discovers that magic can happen, even in the most desperate of times. About This Edition ISBN:

LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. This special edition includes stories from real-life evacuees, uncovered from the Imperial War Museums. The "Lion and the Unicorn" is a fantastic book who takes place in London during the Second World War. We see the story of Lenny Levi, a little boy. He was forced to leave his mom to go in a host house with two girls "Joyce" and "Patsy". Shirley Hughes illustrated more than 200 children's books and is one of the best-loved writers for children, known for her beloved classics including the Alfie and Annie Rose stories, and Dogger. Lenny doesn't trust himself but he holds on thanks to the badge his father has given him and the letters his mother sends him.

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Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - The Lion and the Unicorn" mixes history and fiction. The story takes place during the Second World War, when England is bombed. This book is entitled "The Lion and the Unicorn". It was written by Shirley Hughes and it was published in 1998. Most children these days will struggle to relate to Lenny. The book, ‘The Lion and the Unicorn’, was set during WWII and so many of the problems Lenny encountered are an alien concept to us, thankfully. When Lenny's father goes to fight in the Second World War, he gives his son a brass badge with two animals engraved on it: a lion for bravery and a unicorn for courage.

Shirley Hughes illustrated over two hundred children's books and is renowned as a champion of children's literature. She has been the recipient of the Other Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award. She was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in2010, which rewards the best in contemporary children's and young adult literature from all over the world. No one can match Shirley Hughes in the simple mastery of both words and pictures Times Educational Supplement

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The Lion and the Unicorn would be a good read for older children because it is full with descriptive words and complex vocabulary. The story is written through the eyes of a young boy. It's a story of a child who went to boarding school because, during the war, his dad went to the frontline and his mom could not take care of him. The name of the boy is Lenny. Lenny's dad gave him a badge with a lion and an unicorn. Lenny met a strange man and strange creatures... Shirley Hughes is an author and illustrator for children's books. Her famous books are "Dogger" and "Ella's Big Chance". With all the books she has written, she won the Kate Greenaway Medals for British children's book illustration. In saying this, the students can take note of the courage and bravery Lenny had to overcome even the most powerful of animals, the lion. Lenny did this with the help of his Unicorn-represented by those closest to him. This is such an important lesson for our students to learn, not to give up hope.The name of the book this is “Lion and Unicorn”, it was wrote and illustrated by Shirley Hughes. The first version was published in 1998. But their is an other version published on 7 September 2000 by the publisher Red Fox. Shirley Hughes has received a lot of awards but I don't know if this book has won an award. The Lion and the Unicorn’ is based on the experiences little Lenny Levi faces when he is evacuated from the city (to the countryside) during World War II. The Lion is a brilliant portrayal of Lenny’s fears. The Lion is a powerful animal which looks set to overpower Lenny... Willie Beech, a lonely and deprived child, is evacuated to a tiny English village just before the Second World War, and finds himself living with reclusive widower Thomas Oakley. This book is set during the second world war and our main character, Lenny, is sent by his mother to a house in the country for safety. Lenny treasures a brass badge, depicting a lion and a unicorn, given to him by his father who is away fighting in the war. It's a story about separation and loneliness, but also bravery and courage. References to the badge and the lion and unicorn are sprinkled throughout the story.