A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.

Monsters sing their own version of this popular song that encourages everyone to express their happiness through voice and movement.

"Drawing a happy cat seems like such an easy thing to do. Just follow the instructions in this book! Wait a minute...why doesn't Cat look happy? We gave her a stuffy and a cool t-shirt! Uh-oh! Turns out drawing a happy cat is harder than it looks"--

"Jerome and his fellow Garden of Wonder dwellersincluding Oakie, his pet acorn; Nutilda, a hyperactive squirrel; and Warble, a fast-talking birdlearn what it takes to make a happiness seed blossom. Through patience, asking for help, and teamwork, Jerome and his friends take a little black seed left on a windowsill and find ways to help it grow. They soon find that as it flourishes, their own happiness does too. Jerome the Gnome teaches young readers...

Sometimes the happiness were looking for has been there all along. Adele and Justine have never been close. Born twenty years apart, Justine was already an adult when Addie was born. The sisters love each other but they dont really know each other. When Addie dropped out of university to care for their ailing parents, Justine, a successful lawyer, covered the expenses. It was the best arrangement at the time but now that their parents are gone, the...