Favorite Things! My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith

What does it take to be happy?

MY HEART FILLS WITH HAPPINESS WHEN ...

The heart fills when we see a loved one, or feel the warmth of the sun or the grass on bare feet.

Happiness comes with dancing, or smelling something good cooking in the kitchen. It comes with hearing favorite stories or singing to the sound of your friend's guitar.

Happiness is holding the hand of someone you care for and who cares for you.

Heartfelt happiness for everyone of every age is the subject of Monique Gray Smith's My Heart Fills With Happiness (Orca Book Publishing). Illustrated in loving native folk art style, artist Julie Flett, with uncomplicated design, bright but gently muted colors, flattened perspective, and simple forms that convey the joys of daily life and love.