Lia is a young girl looking for some excitement and Lion is a lion who wants to spend some time enjoying...being a lion. When they meet there needs to be some negotiation in order for them both to get what they want. It's a delightful picture book using a variety of media in bold illustrations.

Lia has set out on a walk in a meadow looking for some company for an adventure. A nice pet would be just the thing. In the same meadow, at the same time, a lion is looking for the same thing.

When the two meet, it's a battle of wills as they each try to tame the other. But in their conversation we come to explore conflict and compromise, play and friendship, and the benefits of finding out ways to rub along together in life. 

Ultimately Lia and the Lion form a relationship of mutual admiration and wonder, appreciating each other for who they really are and finding the world open up before them as they see it through someone else's thoughts, feelings and dreams. Lovely!