How to Be a Lion

Author and illustrator Ed Vere’s How to be a Lion is an inspiring, empowering and adorable picture book about a pair of unlikely friends — Leonard, a lion and Marianne, a duck — who face down a pack of bullies who question their friendship. Soon enough, Leonard learns there are many ways to be a lion, and many ways to be a friend, and that sometimes finding just the right words can change the world. With bright, sunny pictures, young readers will discover the joys of connecting with others, choosing kindness over bullying, and overcoming hurtful words with empathy and inner courage.