First published 2021
A young lion cub moves from one home to another, searching for where he belongs. Each new family brings different creatures who try to care for him, but the cub struggles with complex emotions he cannot name. The moves pile up. The uncertainty grows. Female lions appear who understand his journey in ways others cannot. They know what it means to feel displaced and hungry for connection. The cub learns that finding family is not about blood or species but about acceptance. His heart slowly opens to the possibility that home might be wherever love takes root. This is a story about the courage it takes to trust again when everything familiar has been stripped away.
Genres: fiction, animals, literary-fiction, family-life, coming-of-age, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, search-for-identity
27 pages · Paperback · Bumblebee Books