The Lion Who Wanted To Love

The Lion Who Wanted To Love
Author: Giles Andreae
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2015-12-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408345390

From the author of international bestseller, Giraffes Can't Dance, comes this feel-good rhyming story about a brave little lion who dares to be different ... Leo isn't like other lion cubs. Instead of chasing zebras and antelopes, he wants to make friends with them. But can a lion who's so different ever fit in with the rest of his pride? Learn how Leo's kindness brings happiness to the jungle in this colourful picture book story. Winner of the Red House Children's Book Award.

The Lion Who Wanted to Love (Board Book)

The Lion Who Wanted to Love (Board Book)
Author: Giles Andreae
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-10-16
Genre: Board books
ISBN: 9781408334591

This is the story of how a brave little lion sets out to prove that daring to be different can have its rewards in the end.

The Lion who Wanted to Love

The Lion who Wanted to Love
Author: Giles Andreae
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Lion
ISBN:

PICTURE STORYBOOKS. A colourful, rhyming board book story with a positive message about being kind to others and staying true to yourself. Now lions are usually fierce, And lions are meant to be strong, But Leo just wanted to love everybody, And play with his friends all day long ...Leo isn't like other lion cubs. Instead of chasing zebras and antelopes, he wants to make friends and hug them. But can a lion who's so different ever fit in with the rest of the pride? A feel-good story from the author of international bestseller, Giraffes Can't Dance. Age 3+

Renato and the Lion

Renato and the Lion
Author: Barbara DiLorenzo
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698405080

The touching, magical story of a boy in a war-torn country and the stone lion that rescues him. Renato loves his home in Florence, Italy. He loves playing with his friends in the Piazza della Signoria. He loves walking home by the beautiful buildings and fountains with his father in the evenings. And he especially loves the stone lion who seems to smile at him from a pedestal in the piazza. The lion makes him feel safe. But one day his father tells him that their family must leave. Their country is at war, and they will be safer in America. Renato can only think of his lion. Who will keep him safe? With luminous watercolor paintings, Barbara DiLorenzo captures the beauty of Florence in this heartwarming and ultimately magical picture book.

Just Like My Papa

Just Like My Papa
Author: Toni Buzzeo
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1484745825

Kito wants to be just like his papa, the protector of the pride. Throughout a day and night on the savanna, the cub imitates the way his father roars, swings his tail, shakes his head, and pounces. Kito may be too little to catch a wildebeest, but he is brave enough to succeed in his own hunt. Someday he will be King, just like Papa. With its rhythmic text, dramatic moments on the African plain, playful times for cub and papa, and word-for-word narration this book will make a perfect read-aloud for family sharing.

How to Hide a Lion

How to Hide a Lion
Author: Helen Stephens
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1407156306

How does a very small girl hide a very large lion? It's not easy, but Iris has to do her best, because mums and dads can be funny about having a lion in the house. Luckily, there are lots of good places to hide a lion - behind the shower curtain, in your bed, and even up a tree. A funny, heart-warming story about a very special friendship.

If I Were a Lion

If I Were a Lion
Author: Sarah Weeks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2007-07-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416938370

A little girl pleas her innocence from her time-out chair by contrasting her behavior with that of wild and ferocious animals.

Ooh-la-la (Max in Love)

Ooh-la-la (Max in Love)
Author: Maira Kalman
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2018-01-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1681372460

Max the dog-poet is back, this time in Paris and falling in love, in Maira Kalman's delightful picture book. It's happened. Before you can say "Pepe le Pew," Max the millionaire poet dog has landed in Paris, the city of lights. The city of dreams. Everyone is in a froufrou of delight over Max. There's Fritz from the Ritz, Madame Camembert, Charlotte Russe, and Pierre Potpurri, who wants Max to perform in his Crazy Wolf Nightclub. Amidst the enchantment and beauty that is Paris in the spring, something is missing for Max. Max has made his millions; when will he find romance?

The Lion Who Stole My Arm

The Lion Who Stole My Arm
Author: Nicola Davies
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763670227

Zoologist Nicola Davies presents an illustrated novel for young readers that proves you don’t need two arms to be strong. Pedru has always wanted to be a great hunter like his father, but after a lion takes his arm, he worries that he’ll always be the crippled boy instead. Pedru longs to kill the lion that mauled him and strengthens himself to be ready for the hunt. But when the opportunity arises, will Pedru have the strength to turn his back on revenge? Zoologist Nicola Davies perfectly merges a heart-pounding adventure with an important message about conservation, and Annabel Wright’s gorgeous black-and-white illustrations bring Pedru’s story to life.