Mies van Hout'sHappyis a tour de force of underwater awesomeness and emotion, showcasing what an artist can do with a few pastels, black paper and something fundamental to express.New York Times Book Review Who could have guessed that dazzlingly colored fish swimming in an ink-black sea would help hundreds of thousands of people around the world learn to recognize and name their emotions? In 2012, Mies van Houts Happy swept the scene as both a stunning art piece and a social-emotional learning book like no other. On each of its spreads swims a single fish, each scale and fin suffused with an emotion that the facing page names in similarly expressive letters: curious, shocked, loving, content Now, in this stunning edition of Happy, van Houts luminous fish swim across extra-heavy pages that will endure through countless readings. A gorgeous dust jacket reverses to a playful poster for home, classroom, or office. Readers of all ages can benefit from expanding their emotional vocabulary. Use Happy during a story time full of energetic face-making, or emote with your whole bodies for a drama exercise. Share it one-on-one to help someone name what theyre feeling, or inspire budding artists to see what they can do with chalk pastels and black paper. Or simply page through the art and lose yourself in Mies van Houts ocean of extraordinary fish. Whatever makes youhappy. It's a delightful amuse-bouche of a book, and an aquatic introduction to everyday emotions. Ages 2 up!Publishers Weekly ? Starred Review

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-4th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-10 years.

There are 42 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2023 by Pajama Press .

Mies van Hout studied at the Arts Academy in Groningen. She works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Mies van Hout's work has been published in more than twenty countries.