The Happy Lion Roars

By Louise Fatio

Book Overview

"Louise Fatio's timeless tale about friendship still sparkles and Roger Duvoisin's elegant illustrations are as engaging as ever," gushedSchool Library Journalupon the release of our 50th anniversary edition ofThe Happy Lion. The Horn Book Magazinehoped several more would make it back into print. Alfred A. Knopf is now thrilled to re-issue another long-lost Fatio/Duvoisin classic. Originally published in 1957,The Happy Lion Roars offers the same "superb melding of text and illustrations" that made its predecessor so beloved (Horn Book), this time telling of how our hero's loneliness is cured when he spots a beautiful lioness at the local circus.

• Format: Unknown Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375938877
• ISBN13: 9780375938870
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Random House Children's Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A delightful, whimsical tale of a lion who longs for a friend of his own kind.

This is a new edition of a classic story originally published in 1957 and provides a delightful, whimsical tale of a lion who longs for a friend of his own kind. Roger Duvoisin's engaging drawings grace a fun focus on evolving friendships: now adults have a new contemporary version to share, and libraries can update worn copies with a fine new edition.