? "A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, andyeshappiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures." Publishers Weekly, starred review
The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy.
International speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote My Heart Fills With Happiness to support the wellness of Indigenous children and families, and to encourage young children to reflect on what makes them happy.
This bilingual book includes full text in both English and Spanish.
Key Selling Points
- My Heart Fills With Happiness won the Christie Harris Illustrated Childrens Literature Prize in 2017.
- Author Monique Gray Smith has also written the bestselling picture book You Hold Me Up and the middle-grade nonfiction book Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation .
- Illustrator Julie Flett received a BolognaRagazzi Special Mention (2019) for her illustrations in Richard Van Camp's We Sang You Home .
- This book features a beautiful array of Indigenous children and multigenerational families.
- The dual-language English/Plains Cree edition of this bookwas selected for the 2019 TD Grade One Book Giveaway.
- Monique Gray Smith dedicated this book to the former residential school students and their families.
- My Heart Fills With Happiness has been translated into French, Spanish, Plains Cree and Anishinaabemowin.
A dual-language book that celebrates happiness and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy. In English and Spanish.
