My Best Friend Is a Lion Hardcover by Deb Pilutti

Product Details

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers (2026-01-06)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 32 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780593860137
• Item Weight: 411.08 grams
• Dimensions: 23.5 x 27.64 x 0.97 cm

When you're having friendship troubles, a pet lion could be the perfect antidote!

Friendship troubles are hard! Especially when your best friends start leaving you out of their fun.

But this little girl knows what would make everything better—a lion! If her best friend was a lion, they could go to the park without an adult, do amazing dunks on the basketball court, and get free ice cream whenever they want. Everyone would be jealous—especially those other friends.

A lion would definitely fix things, right?

Imagining and drawing some of their adventures help her work through her big feelings. And it turns out that sometimes, problems get better with a little time, creativity, and being yourself.

About the Author

DEB PILUTTI wrote and illustrated Old Rock (is not boring), Ten Rules of Being a Superhero, Bear and Squirrel Are Friends, and The Secrets of Ninja School, The Dinosaur in the Garden, and illustrated Idea Jar by Adam Lehrhaupt. Deb lives with her husband and their border collie, Wilson, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Follow her on Twitter @dpilutti.