Library Adventures: LionsUnpublished

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This beautiful, meditative book about a lion who can't sleep is an excellent bedtime read for reluctant sleepers. Arlo is a very tired lion, and he's tried everything to get to sleep. But the grass is too prickly, the trees are too noisy, and his family wriggles awfully too much....

A good-natured Lion is misunderstood by the rest of the jungle animals because of his loud growling voice. He pads up to a pool of water one day and, bending to drink, sees his reflection. He gasps at the fierce creature staring back at him and is too frightened to drink. Just as the lion sees...