Description

Lofty the leopard loves to bake, especially the lemon meringue pie his mum taught him to make all those years ago. Missing her, Lofty decides to recreate her favourite recipe and sets off into the jungle to gather everything he needs.

With his best friend Zig-Zag by his side, Lofty meets a wonderfully colourful cast of creatures along the way. But not everyone understands his unusual plan. After all, leopards are supposed to hunt, not bake!

As Lofty searches for lemons, sugar, cream and eggs, he keeps hearing frightening tales about Croc. When the final ingredient leads him straight to her swamp, Lofty and his friends discover that there may be more to Croc than the rumours suggest.

Written in playful rhyme and illustrated throughout with original hand painted watercolours, The Leopard and the Lemon Meringue Pie is a warm and funny story about following your heart, friendship, kindness and having the courage to see beyond first impressions.

And when the story is finished, young bakers can continue the adventure in the kitchen with Mum’s Lemon Meringue Pie recipe, included at the end of the book.