LEOCÁDIO, O LEÃO QUE MANDAVA BALA

 
This is the first book that Shel Silverstein, author of the hit The Missing Part, has written for children. Leocádio invites his readers to reflect on consumerism, appearances and human nature with a lot of humor. Leocádio was a lion who lived peacefully in the forest with his pride. But when beings that walked only on their back legs, wore big red hats and carried things that breathed fire appeared there, the lions could only flee. These beings were hunters, and one day they made Leocádio so curious that he decided to reverse roles in the forest: he swallowed the hunter, learned to shoot, became the best shooting lion of all time and decided to move to the city. Always dressed in elegant clothes and tasting all the marshmallows he could, Leocádio began to be admired and pampered everywhere. But is a famous, successful and rich lion a happy lion? Is it even a lion?In this modern and witty fable by Shel Silverstein, readers of all ages are invited to rethink their social values, their consumption habits and their priorities, with the author's familiar critical and entertaining tone.