There are a lot of books for children these days that explore feelings. They spread out the emotional gamut and give our children words to explain and express disappointment, frustration, rage and fear. This is good stuff.
But this book, this glorious book, has picked out one important feeling to celebrate. It's called being happy.
Just in case you need permission to feel happy, here you go. Just in case you need a little spark to ignite your own happy feelings, here you go.
Maybe it's just a day you need to be reminded that happy is still out there waiting for you to remember. A gift to every child... and maybe every adult needs to keep this one on their own bookshelf within arms reach, too. LOL
32 pages 978-1536231281 Ages 3-7
Keywords: happiness, dog, feelings, emotions, fun, 3 year old, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
******** Just how happy is this puppy? Michael Rosen’s gleeful picture-book gambol follows a jubilant pooch from here to the stars and back.
This puppy is HAPPY! So happy it wants to shout about it! Riding high on a cloud of joy, it wants to sing on a swing, skip through a puddle, and chase after bubbles. With so much happiness in its little heart, what won’t it do? The inimitable Michael Rosen brings his knack for capturing the extremes of toddler moods to this carnival ride of a book, starring a puppy so thrilled with its own happiness, there’s no end to the celebrations. Paired with Robert Starling’s colorful, energetic art, this companion to I Am Hungry—part of a series mapping toddlers’ big emotions—is sure to put silly grins on the faces of parents and children at read-aloud time.---from the publisher
Also in this series: I Am Hungry; I Am Angry
