Meet Kyan the creative koala, Leo the lion who loves performing, Piers the homesick penguin and Zoe the sporty zebra in these first four books in the Top of the Class series. Leo Lion is a little bit vain and hates his new haircut. He doesn't feel himself at all until he enjoys performing so much that he forgets to be miserable and realises that looks aren't so important.

Author Biography

Zuza Vrbova has written numerous books for young children over the past 15 years. She lectures on the MA course in childrens book illustration at APU Cambridge school of art. Her main area of research is child psychology and culture in context of childrens book illustration. Tom Morgan-Jones has illustrated numerous children's books in recent years. He graduated from APU Cambridge School of Art in 1997. He has been Artist in Residence at Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge. He was awarded a D & AD Yellow Pencil Award for Illustration in 1997 and a Bronze Medal from the Association of Illustrators in 2003. He is a lecturer in Graphic Design and tutor to the Cambridge University Illustration and Cartooning Society.