Stephens, Helen – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:03:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Stephens, Helen – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Smelly Peggy https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/smelly-peggy/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/smelly-peggy/ From the creator of the How to Hide a Lion series, Helen Stephens, comes a hilarious, warm-hearted ode to pets.

This is a book about a very real life, very naughty dog called Peggy. Peggy loves to leap on the bed in the morning, sticking her hairy bottom in Dad’s face. Peggy that loves to roll around on everything stinky and smelly she can find: stinky seaweed; soggy, washed-up old wellies; and worst of all? POOP! And that’s not even the naughtiest thing she does? Do you think her family loves her anyway? Well, look at that little face – how could they not? A happy, big-hearted celebration about our much-cherished dog members of the family, despite their messy, noisy and very (very) smelly flaws.

]]> Saving Mr Hoot https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/saving-mr-hoot/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=16165 Sometimes the smallest people make the biggest difference.

A beautiful owl lives in the tree outside Ben's house. Ben calls him Mr Hoot. When grown-ups want to chop down Mr Hoot's tree, Ben has to act fast to save him.

This warm, funny and inspiring story shows how we can all protect the wildlife that lives all around us.]]>  

This is the picture book for every little one’s shelf, about how sometimes the smallest people make the biggest difference.

A beautiful owl lives in the tree outside Ben’s house. Ben calls him Mr Hoot. When grown-ups want to chop down Mr Hoot’s tree, Ben has to act fast to save him. This warm, funny and inspiring story shows how we can all protect the wildlife that lives all around us.

With characteristic warmth and humour, Helen Stephens’ exquisite new picture book celebrates the precious wildlife that lives all around us, and shows how even the smallest of us can help to protect it.

  • Hugely topical: a warmly funny environmental book with heart – will inspire children to look out for, love and protect their local wildlife

  • Striking cover design with gold foil – a perfect gift book

  • Helen Stephens is an Instagram star with nearly 20,000 followers. She also launched her own online illustration course, The Good Ship Illustration

]]> How to Hide a Lion at School https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/how-to-hide-a-lion-at-school/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/how-to-hide-a-lion-at-school/  

How does a very small girl hide a very large lion?

Lions aren’t allowed at school, but Iris’s lion doesn’t want to be left behind.

He even stows away on the school trip to the museum, causing much madness and mayhem as he hides among the exhibits.

But when the school bus breaks down, it’s time for the lion to be a hero.  

  • The third warm and funny adventure in the bestselling How to Hide a Lion series is guaranteed to delight children everywhere.
  • Helen’s warm, witty, wonderful illustrations have garnered international acclaim.
  • Exquisite illustrations and a perfect read-aloud text.  

Praise for  How to Hide a Lion:

“Funny and warm-hearted” Axel Scheffler, illustrator of  The Gruffalo  

“I read How to Hide a Lion with my son. We love it together.” David Walliams

 

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

  • How to Hide a Lion
  • How to Hide a Lion from Grandma
  • How to Hide a Lion at Christmas
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