In Search of Happiness - Hardcover

Juliette Saumande

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ISBN 10: 0841671419 ISBN 13: 9780841671416

Publisher: Hammond World Atlas, 2010

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About the Author:

Juliette Saumande is an English writer and translator of children’s books, with more than 20 stories published. She likes adapting great novels into very accessible books for children.
Born in 1976, Eric Puybaret studied Fine Arts in Paris where he will specialize in illustrations. He published more than twenty books with different publishing houses. He also likes to work for the press and even more for children's books. He is also the illustrator of the award-winner Puff the Magic Dragon.

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People in the town of Prudence are never unhappy. “They never baked cakes (for fear of making a mess).They never played with their toys (for fear of breaking them). . . . Since they never took chances, they were never disappointed.” Despite this premise, which will likely seem alien to young readers, the story follows one boy who is not happy. The lad leaves his grandfather, following a bird that tempts him to the Land of Happiness. En route, the boy sends postcards to his grandfather regaling him with the wonders of his journey. In the Isle of Treats, he gets to decide which candy to try, and in the Gorge of Spoiled Ones, he receives whatever he asks for. At the end of his trip, he returns to his own town and leaves a note for his grandfather declaring that his greatest happiness is “here with you.” The message-heavy fable is redeemed by sumptuous illustrations featuring intriguing, stylized characters and a stunning use of line and color that pulls readers’ eyes through the pages. Grades K-3. --Patricia Austin

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