Happy Lion

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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. In the book, the Happy Lion lives in a small zoo in France. When he escapes, he is surprised that people are now scared of him.

The book was so popular that it spawned several sequels and an 8-minute short film by Weston Woods Studios.