The Happy Lion Roars

Happy Lion

by Louise Fatio

"Louise Fatio's timeless tale about friendship still sparkles and Roger Duvoisin's elegant illustrations are as engaging as ever," gushed School Library Journal upon the release of our 50th anniversary edition of The Happy Lion. The Horn Book Magazine hoped 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 Roar s 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.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Kids

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Louise Fatio Duvoisin was a Swiss-born American writer of children's books. Many were created in collaboration with her husband Roger Duvoisin, a Swiss-born illustrator, and she is known best for their picture book series Happy Lion. The Happy Lion (1954), first in the series, won the inaugural, 1956 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German-language translation (Der glückliche Löwe).

Reviews

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

50-luvun kirja ei ole vanhentunut kovin hyvin. Ei tätä nykypäivänä tehtäisi.

[Chris Browning · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found a Happy Lion book I didn't know existed, and it totally made my day.
Happy Lion RULES.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

My four-year-old daughter and I liked this book in the Happy Lion series even better than the original. Cute and funny.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

The boys enjoyed the story with the fun French names. It wouldn't win any Mighty Girl awards (you can tell it was written in the 50's) but as part of a diverse library it's a fun and silly addition.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

May be a bit long for preschool storytime, but just fine for older kids.