# Happy - Hardcover

by **Mies Van Hout** (Author), **Mies Van Hout** (Illustrator)

**Mies van Hout's _Happy_ is 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 Hout's **_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 Hout's 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 they're 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 Hout's ocean of extraordinary fish. Whatever makes you...**_happy_**.

**"It's a delightful amuse-bouche of a book, and an aquatic introduction to everyday emotions. Ages 2- up!" -- _Publishers Weekly_ ★ Starred Review**

**Number of Pages:** 42

**Dimensions:** 0.71 x 11.42 x 9.29 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 06, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 19.95 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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