The Happy Lion
1954 book by Louise Fatio and also a series of books
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The Happy Lion (ISBN 0-375-82759-5) is a 1954 children's picture book by Louise Fatio and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.[1] The tale follows a Happy Lion in France who, after escaping the small zoo where he lives, is surprised that people, who loved visiting him there, are now scared of him.
First edition | |
| Author | Louise Fatio |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Roger Duvoisin |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
| Publisher | McGraw Hill |
Publication date | 1954 |
The book was so popular that it spawned several sequels and an 8-minute short film by Weston Woods Studios. It won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1956.
Books in the series
- The Happy Lion (1954) - "Grand sourire."[2]
- The Happy Lion in Africa (1955)
- The Happy Lion Roars (1957)
- The Three Happy Lions (1959) - "... another delightfully Gallic adventure with a tiny French vocabulary and Roger Duvoisin's uniquely ingratiating color illustrations."[3]
- The Happy Lion's Quest (1961) - "The improbable situation of a lion in school and the sight of two humans and one friendly animal all stuffed in a little French car on the way back to the zoo will delight early graders especially as envisioned by Roger Duvoisin's winsome illustrations in color and black and white."[4]
- The Happy Lion and the Bear (1964)
- The Happy Lion's Holiday, aka The Happy Lion's Vacation (1967) - "The single incongruity of the series--a gentle, lovable lion--is pretty much played out by this time, and two-thirds of the latest adventure is as aimless as the drifting balloon. We found little distinction and some confusion in the drawings--maybe it's time for a vacation."[5]
- The Happy Lion's Treasure (1970)
- The Happy Lion's Rabbits (1974)
- The Happy Lioness (1980)
