Jules has a plan, a wild plan. He wants a pet, but first he has to convince his reluctant mum.

Jules asks for a lion! Then he tries for a hippo. He even says he wants a goat. ‘OK, so what about a parrot?’ Jules asks ...

Mark Janssen’s noisy, boisterous i llustrations bring this romping story to life. Animals from Jules’ imagination swing and stomp on to the page, from a grinning gorilla to a huge hippo with yellow teeth. Children will love the fun premise of the book. And it won’t be long before parents ar e asked, ‘Please may I have a pet lion?’

Mark Janssen studied at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. He illustrates books for children and adults. His recent picture books Nothing Happened , Island and Dinos Don't Exist took the picture book world by storm. Annemarie van der Eem had a successful hockey career in the Dutch Junior Team and played in the World Hockey Championships in Seoul. She's now an author and journalist with her own copywriting company. I Want a Lion! is Anne m arie v an de r Eem's first book with Lemniscaat.