“This down-on-his-luck mutt has cuteness in spades” ― Booklist on Fleabag Just dazzling.” ― Kirkus Reviews, starred review on Fleabag Yet it's her gentle humor and the characters' innocence, loyalty and love that triumph. “* Cleverly, tenderly, touches on some big emotions for young readers: loneliness, rejection, sadness and fear. “*As a book with a strong and gentle animal hero and fetching illustrations, this can stand proudly on a shelf with such classics as Crictor, The Story of Ferdinand and, of course, Andy and the Lion.” ― Kirkus Reviews, starred review "I told you he was a kind lion," the little girl says, in this enjoyable picture book for younger readers.” ― The Wall Street Journal In this case, the lion hides―first with a friendly little girl, later between stone lions―until winning everyone over with a spontaneous act of heroism. Here, as in the Fatio/Duvoisin tale, a civilized lion trots into town and finds to his surprise that people react with panic. The two lions could be brothers, with their long noses, demurely downcast eyes and beautiful manners in the presence of hysterical humans. “Helen Stephens must surely have had Louise Fatio and Roger Duvoisin's "The Happy Lion" (1954) as distant inspiration for the great cat in "How to Hide a Lion" (Henry Holt, 32 pages, $16.99).
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