A lion named Shirley Williamson
By: Bernard Waber
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780395809792; 9780606182126; 9780618055807; 9780613285544
Subjects: Lion; Zoos; Juvenile fiction; Zoo animals; Personal Names; Fiction
Description: Although a lion's unusual name causes confusion and misunderstanding at the zoo, she becomes a favorite with the public and with Seymour the zookeeper. The other lions in the zoo are jealous of the special attention given to the lion named Shirley Williamson.  The lions at the zoo are jealous of the new lioness because of her fancy name and because of the special treatment she receives from the zookeeper.