The Happy Lion

Un leu de la grădina zoologică a ieşit la plimbare pe poarta lăsată deschisă din întâmplare. Leul este mirat de ce toată lumea care îl saluta şi se comporta frumos la zoo, acum ţipă, fuge, aruncă în el cu ce apucă şi chiar au venit pompierii să-l prindă. "Probabil aşa se comportă ei mereu atunci cân......more

enjoyed reading this to my daughter. a classic. only thing i would change is the premise - not sure that I agree that the lion is so happy because he's in a nice French zoo instead of the wilds of an African savannah. But I suppose it's a bit dated.......more

Louise Fatio (1904-1993) might have been hinting towards stereotyping when he wrote this book. When the lion escapes from his looking looking for friends, he can't figure out why the humans aren't treating him like they do when he is at the zoo. Once he is out everyone runs away from him, when all h......more

The more titles I read by Fatio and Duvoisin, the more I love this duo! Delightful scenes of France, a happy lion that strolls around town for a day, and a sweet ending. What more could you want! Ages: 3 - 8 Cleanliness: nothing to note. **Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hun......more

We LOVED the Happy Lion. Funnily right after we read it we ended up with a print from the book framed on one of the walls in our house without even recognizing the connection at first. Loved this one which my three year old picked up randomly at the library. Sweet story translated from the French of......more