Leonard and Marianne

How to be a Lion, a book written and illustrated by Ed Vere.

A story about the importance of being true to yourself, mindfulness, and standing by your friends.

Meet Leonard, a lion, and his best friend Marianne, a . . . duck. Leonard and Marianne have a happy life together—talking, playing, writing poems, and making wishes—until one day a pack of bullies questions whether it's right for a lion and a duck to be pals. Leonard soon 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…