What Makes You Happy

(Hardback)

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Age range 5+

What makes us happy To fear the unknown Or to be curious about new experiences To use up what exists until it is gone Or to take care of what exists, so that we may always enjoy it

In thirteen brilliantly painted scenes, Gaudrat and Vendrell pose simple, open-ended questions about what it means to be happy. But rather than offering a set of ready-made answers and morals, this book encourages children to think and feel for themselves. And invites families to engage with topics like altruism, curiosity, selfishness, and benevolence, to inspire children to make up their own minds about how best to live, love and care for themselves and others.

Reviews

"A magical book . . . [that] introduces mindfulness into the lives of young readers."--Impulse Gamer
"The book incorporates the tenets of many faiths, but avoids religion and encourages kids to find their own spirituality."--Publisher's Weekly

Author Bio

Marie-Agns Gaudrat is a senior editor at Bayard Presse who has authored numerous texts for the series Les Belles histoires de Pomme dApi, including the bestseller at the start of every school year for the last ten years, Le Petit Ogre veut aller lcole, and the very successful series La Famille Cochon. She has also written most of the stories in the series Lo et Popi, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Les Arnes has previously published her LImagier malin. Carme Sol Vendrell is an internationally recognised Spanish artist who has illustrated books from all over the world. She has a unique way of working with light, distributing colours on the page and conveying the emotions of her characters.