"There's a Lion in the Library" by Dave Skinner and Aurelie Guillerey (Orchard Books)

Kids love fibbing, whether it's about their strange reluctance to brush their teeth, or their deception over who ate the last cookie in the jar.

In the fabulous "There's a Lion in the Library" meet little Lucy Lupin, a terrible fibber who just can't help making up stories and whoppers to get some attention.

Her latest whopper goes largely ignored by adults who are wise to her game, but could Lucy actually be telling the truth this time?

In a delicious twist on "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" this is "The Girl Who Cried Lion" as Lucy tries desperately to convince grown ups that a large growly beast has indeed taken up residence amongst the stacks.

As the story progresses, underpinned by some truly stunning classic-feeling artwork that harks back to the "Little Golden" book days in both style and execution, this tale pays off with a truly scrummy and unexpected end that's pretty dark but extremely funny indeed!

Sum this book up in a sentence: It's an absolute winner this one, taking a well known story trope and turning it into something brilliantly fresh-feeling, yet instantly classic.

"There's a Lion in the Library" by Dave Skinner and Aurelie Guillerey is out now, published by Orchard Books (kindly supplied for review).