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Lions are Always Brave
Daniel Browde
CC BY 4.0Credits & Licence
Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Daniel Browde. Illustrator: Carlos Amato. Designer: Thabang Tlhako. Editor: Alison Ziki.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.
Original Book on Book Dash: Lions are Always Brave (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Pause at the storm spreads and invite your child to describe what the pictures suggest before reading the words. Let them decide whether to linger on the shadowy transformation.
- Themes
- Bravery and fear: The lion describes himself as strong, fast and brave, then appears frightened as a storm approaches and insists that lions are not scared. The contrast invites reflection on the difference between claiming to be fearless and visibly experiencing fear; the story does not state a definitive lesson.
- Worth knowing
- The approaching storm, lightning and looming dark shapes create a brief tense, potentially frightening passage. The final image shows the lion alongside a smaller lion under the rain.