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Yuri the monkey finds a basket in the forest and begins to capture small animals in it. He collects as many different critters as possible, to show his friends. Then he suddenly steps in a snare and gets trapped in a tree, dropping his basket of critters. 2 humans walk by and notice him and his basket filled with sad looking animals. When the little girl asks her father is they can keep Yuri as a pet, his heart drops. He suddenly realizes how it must have felt to be an animal in his basket. His heart races with the thought of being a pet. Then the little girl’s father explains that all of these animals have families and deserve to be free. After the humans help free Yuri, he stops and looks at his collection of animals in the basket and says … “I am sorry. Now I realize how you felt when I captured you.” We really enjoyed reading this one in class. The writing and illustrations are excellent! The storyline is simple and yet delivers a clear and powerful message about empathy. I’m always on the lookout for thought provoking books like this. This is absolutely a must have!

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Such a cute story and really fun to read out loud! Lessons of helpfulness, acceptance, determination and kindness are all explored in this book. Lou’s dilemma draws the reader in and his lovable personality has you cheering him on. Great storytime read! (23-08-22)

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This is an exciting “who’s done it” about the king of the jungle who wakes up one day to learn his luscious lion’s mane is missing. All of his forest friends try to help him find it and feel better about being bald. In the end he discovers the culprit is someone who looks up to him and wants to be just like him. It’s a very silly and sweet story that young readers will enjoy. (April 26 2022)

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My son really loved this book, the oral of the story, and the illustrations! It was an easy and fun bedtime read and it'll definitely be a go to story in our house. Highly recommend it!

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Interesting story of a lion who loses its mane. Not possible right, but things happen in the fiction world and creative authors like Emma Ugarelli bring out unique ideas. Brilliantly illustrated book with nice fonts, that children would love to read

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Lou is an endearing lion who needs help from his animal friends in the jungle. The story shows how each of his friends have empathy for Lou and do everything they can to help him. I like that there is a little bit of sibling problem-solving in the story too. Very sweet.

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Good story of Lou the Lion who lost his mane. He got his friends help to search his mane at last his little naughty brother took it and been taught him as Lou really loved it.

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Delightful bedtime story. Laugh out loud funny with those perfect silly touches kids love so much! Great educational value. Really shows the value of friendship.

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Before reading this book, I was already captivated by the bright and colourful front cover and the rest of the illustrations are also of the same high standard too. This is a lively story about Lou a young lion who has lost his mane. It has an important message about friendship too and it just radiates positivity. It is fun to read aloud to young children. I am certain that they will enjoy the pictures and the story and the delightful characters too. A recommended read.

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We really loved this story to show children that your looks, or any thing materialistic doesn't make that person. As Lou found looking for his lost mane, that friendship is more important and they were his friend regardless. Lovely story.

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Short, easy and amusing bedtime story for kids. Also has some real life facts about African animals, so perfect for those little animal lovers.

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This book is about a Lion who loses his mane. He finds courage and strength to overcome his predicament with the support of his dear friends. We loved how this book is fun and engaging (it's a page turner) and also brings up topics such as courage, teamwork and also forgiveness in an age appropriate way. Our daughter loves the book and we also enjoy reading it to her too! We'd highly recommend! Thank you Emma for sharing your writing talent in this way!

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I laughed when the courageous lion freaked out when he was suddenly bald. When he went searching for it, I laughed harder. Who knew how transferrable manes were. Fun and funny story Lovely illustrations, A must-have book

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I love this cute story. It is a great read for little ones, my kids enjoyed it (2 and 4 years old). It is adventurous, has a great vocabulary and has some sounding words that bring the story to life. It has a beautiful lesson that can be taught as well, especially for little ones... about helping each other and asking for permission before taking things from others. Highly recommended!

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Lou woke up suddenly. He felt strange. He gelt somehow lighter... Lou soon realizes that his luscious mane is gone! He gathers up his friends to search for it. And just when Lou is sure his mane is gone for good, he sees his little brother in the distance play acting while wearing his mane. This is a cute story about friendship and teamwork you and your child will be sure to enjoy.

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This is a bright and beautifully illustrated book about Lou the lion, king of the jungle. He woke up and realized his mane was missing! With help from some friends, Lou was able to figure out what happened to his mane. This book will keep all readers, children and adults alike, entertained until the end. It teaches about friendship, problem solving, and forgiveness. Highly recommended!

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This is a effortlessly funny book that captures your interest the whole way through. The illustrations bring Lou and his friends to life sin this story full of adventure, problem solving and facing fears. Highly recommended.

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Lou has lost his mane. Oh no! Whatever will he do? He cannot live like this. He will find his mane. See how all his friends join to help him find his mane. The giraffe can search high. The snake can search low. Cute and colorful illustrations of baby animals! I enjoyed the funny scenes like when he looks in the reflection of the water and jumps in utter fright. Such a fun, little read!

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This book had a total classroom book feel to it. I could picture this being read to me in Pre-K or kindergarten. I like the way the words are written because it emphasizes certain parts. It helped my son (6 years) read it to my daughter (2 years). It has that classic feel to it where there's a problem with the main character and the friends band together to help them out. Always love those kinds of books for kids because it teaches them about helping and friendship. We liked the ieda that the lion can just take off his mane as if it were a hat. And as a lot of problems happened in the home, the little sibling had something to do with it. Great story, fun illustrations. Just an overall great book.

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My daughter loves this book. It uses teamwork in order to figure out where Lou’s mane is and the book is colourful, fun and a family favorite at our house!

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A lovely story full of adventure and exploring, for young siblings to read together, as the main characters are Lou the lion and his little brother. The little brother caused Lou to lose something very important to him and Lou becomes very worried. By the end, everyone laughs at what has happened and Lou’s little brother just wanted to be like him - a lot of younger siblings can probably relate to this fun and child-friendly story. The front cover is intriguing and fun to look at, with a lion and a mesmerising jungle setting. Children looking at the front cover may ask questions such as ‘What happens to Lou’s mane?’ or ‘Are there other animals in the story too?’. Showing young children pictures is a great way for them to increase there vocabulary and talk about what’s happening or going to happen. There are a variety of beautiful and vibrant pictures of the jungle and many animals including lion siblings, a bird, giraffe, monkey, snake, mole and a crocodile. Children will love the hilarious parts of the story, such as when Lou says ‘I can-an-a-not-t-t-t-t feel my my my ma-a-a-a-ne!’, when the monkey is riding on the giraffes back and the facial expressions of the animals. The story has real facts about animals including that giraffes have long necks, lions are the king of the jungle and moles live in holes underground. The message of the story is to be courageous, not give up so easily, always help your friends and embrace your differences!

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A wonderful story (accompanied by beautiful, vivid illustrations)about the importance of courage, perseverance, friendship and understanding. A book which we will be reading to our son for years to come.

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This book is silly, fun and delivers a great message. It demonstrates perseverance, empathy, friendship, and resolve. Children will enjoy the storyline as the mystery of the missing mane unfolds; as well as the bright and vivid illustrations. A great addition to any home or school library.

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I love reading Children's Books to my nephew. Recently I read the book "LOU AND HIS MANE" to him. It is a beautiful story about a little lion Lou who on waking up found out that his mane is missing. Lou is courageous and being the king of the jungle, he couldn't give up. Different animals will come forward to help Lou in finding his mane. Will they be successful? This is a well written story that teaches valuable lessons to the kids. I am glad to get my hands on this book. I appreciate the storytelling skills of the author. The pages of the book are so colorful that my nephew enjoyed reading this book a lot. We are definitely interested to read more of Emma's work in the future.

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