Happy Lion

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. It won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1956.

Books in the series

1. The Happy Lion (1954)
2. The Happy Lion in Africa (1955)
3. The Happy Lion Roars (1957)
4. The Three Happy Lions (1959)
5. The Happy Lion's Quest (1961)
6. The Happy Lion and the Bear (1964)
7. The Happy Lion's Holiday, aka The Happy Lion's Vacation (1967)
8. The Happy Lion's Treasure (1970)
9. The Happy Lion's Rabbits (1974)
10. The Happy Lioness (1980)