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Sweet Penny and the Lion is a 2018 children's picture book by writer and illustrator Richard Fairgray, and writer Alexander Burke published by Sky Pony Press, who describes the book as “A wickedly funny picture book about the danger of always following the rules.”

Synopsis
Sweet Penny is so good, she would never do anything to disappoint her parents or disrupt class or upset her friends. In fact, she's so sweet, that even when bullies steal her lunch, she just quietly smiles and lets them. And then, one day on the playground Penny's class is playing a game when a lion hops over the fence. Penny's classmates scream and scatter, but Penny was told to stay right where she was. And so she does. And the lion eats her. But something changes when she's in his very dark belly. She punches and kicks her way out, and when she emerges, not-so-sweet Penny will never be taken advantage of again.

Reception
Sweet Penny and the Lion has been reviewed by independent review sites The Indy, Hawaii IRL , Kirkus reviews , and Crandom

Publication history
Sky Pony Press 2018

Development
Richard Fairgray is a writer, artist and colorist, best known for his work in comic books such as Blastosaurus and Ghost Ghost, and picture books such as Gorillas in Our Midst , My Grandpa is a Dinosaur , and If I Had an Elephant. After moving to Los Angeles from New Zealand in 2017, Richard and his roommate (the award-winning composer and musician Alexander Burke) developed an idea for a story children's story, which became Sweet Penny and the Lion.