The Lonely Zebra - by C M Harris (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

🏆 Award-Winning Publisher - Best Children's Publishing Company for Diversity & Inclusion (2025)

A Story About Kindness, Inclusion, and Forgiveness for All Ages

Have you ever felt left out or different? The Lonely Zebra by award-winning author C.M. Harris, with vibrant illustrations, is a heartfelt tale about embracing differences, standing up to unkindness, and discovering the power of forgiveness and friendship.

🌟 Encourage Kindness and Inclusion. Follow Zola, a beautiful zebra with unique stripes, as she learns to overcome loneliness and finds her voice to stand up against unkindness. This inspiring story helps children understand the importance of including others and treating everyone with kindness.

🌟 Teach the Value of Forgiveness. With the help of her new friend Sara, the elegant swan, Zola discovers the strength to forgive those who were unkind to her, showing kids that it's possible to move past hurt and rebuild friendships.

🌟 A Lesson for Every Day of the Year. While the book is perfect for schools and classrooms, its message of empathy, courage, and acceptance makes it a wonderful story to share at home as well as in school.

🌟 Celebrate Diversity and Individuality. Zola's teal color and unique stripes symbolize open-mindedness and embracing differences, reminding readers that everyone is unique in their own way.

🌟 Interactive Kindness Challenge. With a kindness challenge included at the end of the book, young readers are encouraged to put the lessons they've learned into action by spreading kindness in their own communities.

The Lonely Zebra is more than just a story-it's a tool for teaching children the values of empathy, forgiveness, and inclusion. Help your child build a more compassionate world, one act of kindness at a time!

Review Quotes

"The key message of The Lonely Zebra is that tolerating each other's differences only truly comes from our getting to know and understand one another, which, in turn, can only come from freely communicating our fears and desires. What seems like something odd in another being can, ultimately, become the reason for our growing to like and appreciate them, but only if we have insight into our own motivation.... C.M. Harris's heartening words and Ashlynn Feather's full-color illustrations blend perfectly to convey the full significance of the message that The Lonely Zebra conveys... This book is extremely worthwhile, not only for those who are subjected to bullying but also for the bullies themselves, who might come to understand the reasons behind their behavior, as well as for all children generally."

-Readers' Favorite 5 star review

"The message of kindness and acceptance is clear and readers of this intended audience will respond well and adore the vibrant illustrations. This book would be great to include in a classroom or group setting with the kindness activities included or discussed afterwards as well."

-Judge, 29th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards