Aimed at children, the book Aya and Papaya Find Happiness sends a good message to anyone. Young Aya wakes up and feels different. She figures out that her happiness is gone and she doesn't know why. Her parents ask when was the last time she felt happy. She thought about it and realized it was yesterday! She thinks of all the things that made her happy yesterday and eventually comes to the realization that her happiness isn't gone; she just needs to wake it up. 
The lesson here is that happiness is inside you all of the time - you just have to find it. This message is great for younger readers (ages 4-6 or so) but also those a bit older who are still learning about emotions and where to find them and how to identify them.

I loved the character of Aya and her trusty side kick Papaya.
It is a little book for children about starting the day.
Children live books and listening to stories and with pictures you can extend the interaction with the child.
The difficulty here is the learning of a possible truth about one’s emotions and the ability to understand that happiness can come from within.
Equally, it implies that if you are not happy one’s like of happiness is not starting the day correctly.
I’m not comfortable with this concept that happy or sad is an internal function of Will counting one’s blessings and being positive.
External factors can weigh heavy on children and they need support to face any given day. To look in a mirror a smile is a start but tears are also part of life and need to be embraced.
Loved Ana as I said and she carries the story and should bring a smile to he young child’s face

A really cute story and message that I would definitely read to my own young girls. We all have days where we wake up not feeling our best, and the author addresses that this happens to kids too. Bright, colorful pictures and an easy to follow, yet attention grabbing story.

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I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

Despite that the blurb pretty much seems to spoil the book (why would you do that?) I wanted to try out this book as it looked (and sounded) adorable.

Meet Aya, and her doll Papaya, she wakes up one day feeling as something is different. But what is different? As her family tries to do things with her, and the day also makes sure it is a lovely day, Aya realises that she lost her happiness. No worries girl, we all have our down days. But I can imagine that, if this is her first time, it is a shock.

But I loved that instead of just sitting down/lying down and doing nothing... she pulled on her happiest clothes and went to find that happiness again. I loved the illustration accompanied that part of the text. Aya looks very determined and ready for anything. I also love seeing her doll wearing exactly the same clothes as Aya.

And yes, she searches everywhere. High, low, in the dark and in the light. Of course, she cannot find it there, and I was happy that she has such wonderful parents who immediately come to her and talk to her. Wow, she certainly had an amazing day yesterday. Dang. So much sparkling, singing, and laughter.

So yes, the blurb spoils the entire plot, and while I did think that is a shame, I still had fun reading this one as there is still enough to discover in this story. Seeing how Aya realises where her happiness is and her just starting the day again was amazing. I wish I could do it as easily as Aya. Just see your happiness and then boom, things are good again.
The ending made me smile, it wasn't a too fun thing for Aya to experience, but now she knows a bit more on how to combat those sad days.

The art was pretty adorable and cute.

All in all, I would recommend this picture book to everyone. I am sure kids will enjoy it a lot and it may help them see how to combat those sad days. They aren't alone, and there is a way to alleviate those sad days.

Such a cute children's story. The illustrations were colorful and full of life. The story was wonderful and will recommend.

This is a storybook for young readers who may sometimes wake up feeling unhappy. The author illustrates how a little girl finds that feeling of happiness and improves her day. I liked the pictures and the quest the little girl takes to find her happy place. We all need a little bit of that.
Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.