My Mum is a Lioness is the second family-based playful picture book from award-winning author Swapna Haddow and illustrator Dapo Adeola. Filled with giggles and with the theme of family bonds at the heart, this is a roar-some choice for storytime with children aged 3-7 and a well-timed release with Mother’s Day coming up next month. The first book in the series – My Dad is a Grizzly Bear – won the ‘Best Classroom Read Aloud’ category for EYFS in our Books of the Year Awards. This new instalment matches the playfulness and fun of the first, with brightly coloured illustrations providing plenty of visual humour and a bouncy rhythm that makes it well-suited to being read aloud at storytime. The mother in the story has all the qualities of a lioness – she pounces for cuddles, has the proudest roar and gives strong lioness hugs that make everything feel better. It’s a joyful ode to the bond between mums and their children, tapping into both humour and sentimentality to make a feel-good story that is sure to raise plenty of smiles on Mother’s Day and all year round.