A review by ozshark
The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio

3.0

The storyline is lovely, the illustrations charming (in an old-fashioned way) - but it just feels wrong in this day & age to have a "Happy Lion" living in such a sparse, solitary zoo enclosure. The French setting would fascinate students, much in the way [b:Mr. Chicken Goes to Paris|22115592|Mr. Chicken Goes to Paris|Leigh Hobbs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551490161l/22115592._SX50_.jpg|7012237] does, but the animals in captivity element gives me mixed feelings about the book.