| When You Are Happy | 
 enlarge | Author: Eileen Spinelli
Creator: Geraldo Valerio
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $6.71
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 53793
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0689862512
EAN: 9780689862519
ASIN: 0689862512
Publication Date: April 11, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
When you are afraidI will take your hand and not let go-- In this delightful and lyrical text by renowned children's author Eileen Spinelli, a young girl finds reassurance from all of her family members and learns that love complements every mood. Coupled with dazzling art by illustrator Geraldo Valerio, her words become a beautiful reminder of the care and comforts of unconditional love.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 cute September 2, 2008
This is a cute, warm book. I purchased it because of a recommendation from creative mom podcast. The illustrations are great. I thought the "story line" was okay, a little hokie even for a four year old. I've certainly read better, but the gist of the book was alright, focusing on when a kid is sad or unhappy, what a mother will do to help them through. Again, cute, but not in my "must haves".
couldn't be happier... May 15, 2008
i couldn't be happier with this product and how great it is, just like i thought. it arrived very quickly and in excellent shape. good service and i would buy again soon from this supplier.
A wonderful story to share with your child March 29, 2008
My daughter (age 5) and I throughly enjoyed this whimsical story together. It has beautiful imagery and a wonderful message.
WHEN YOU ARE HAPPY August 4, 2007
THIS IS A GREAT BOOK, FOR A GREAT PRICE!IT ARRIVED FAST & IN GREAT CONDITION! THANKS!
Joy and Love in Poetry and Pictures January 12, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My three-year old daughter and I first enjoyed this book by borrowing it from our local library. It only took one reading to realize that this was one for our home library.
The poetic text is sweet without being saccharine. The words convey all the ways a family loves a child through thick and thin with humor and a touch of reverence. I was intially unsure whether my daughter would be engaged by this less-story and more-poem type of text, but she often recites the lines right along with me.
And then there are the illustrations...just amazing. The colors, textures, and images draw the reader into a bright and shining world that is both wide and oh-so-cozy. Even on the pages where the text speaks of sadness or sickness, you feel somehow safe and content. Each spread features the main characters along with "hidden" vignettes featuring the little girl's dolls and a maverick moon who follows along with the sentiments page by page.
I write an e-newsletter for my local moms' group, and this book was the reason I decided our newsletter needed a "Book of the Month" column. "When You Are Happy" was the first book featured, and I truly hope that every one of the 135 moms in our group picks up a copy to share with her kids.
Happy reading.
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