This story is the classic moral where the main character is ridiculed or isolated for some reason, and manages to prove their use or the wrong is others judgement in order to be accepted and loved.

Usually I’m a little sceptical of this particular moral, as I’m not a big fan of friends who ‘accept’ someone for personal gain. But this book in particular is a very sweet and honest twist on the tale.

Lili manages to prove to herself that she is brave and deserves friends, and her new friends see her for her best qualities, just as her own family do.