When the brave little zebra escapes the clutches of a lion, she has to face a new challenge - the judgment of every animal she encounters. From the giraffe's high and mighty critique to the meerkat's anxious warnings, each encounter leaves the zebra feeling more and more worthless. Everything changes when she meets a true friend, a bird whose words of encouragement and wisdom remind the zebra not to listen to those who try to shame her. Together, they discover the power of self-belief and resilience, teaching young readers an important lesson about overcoming adversity. ---- Mary Turner Thomson is the international best-selling author of The Bigamist, and The Psychopath, two powerful true-crime memoirs about the discovery and recovery from a toxic relationship with a psychopath. When Mary is asked how she has recovered so fully from her ordeal she remarks, "Because I am the Zebra that got away from the lion, and I choose to celebrate getting free instead of berating myself for getting caught." As an advocate against victim shaming (and specifically not victim shaming yourself) Mary chose to create this children's story in order to share that message with younger children (and the parents that read it to them) in the hope that it will help them face adversity with courage and strength, when, and if, it comes their way.
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