Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Happy by Miles by Van Hout - HIGH

Happy by
Miles Van Hout, 
PICTURE BOOK pajama press, 2023. $20. 9781772782875

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

A beautiful colorful fish swims in an ink black sea. Many other fish follow showing the emotions of feeling curious, nervous, brave, shy, amazed, sad, furious, proud, jealous, loving, angry, glad, confused, content, afraid, confident, startled, perplexed, bored, and finally delighted. 

First, if you appreciate art you will love Happy just for the beautiful and delightful illustrations. Second, you will love the fantastic capture of emotion in each picture. Children will enjoy its simplicity, and adults will want to use it to introduce the vocabulary of emotions to small children.

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