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Where is Happiness?

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I really enjoyed this story, which I read with my daughter. She loved it too. The story is about a little bear cub who keeps searching for the source of happiness. She goes out on an exploration hunt to try and find happiness out in nature. Eventually, she goes back home to her parents, and she realises that happiness comes from within, and that it is not something that you can find outside of yourself. This is a lovely theme, which made me feel happy. My daughter loved the ending and the illustrations in the book.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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She's a little bear whose name means happiness. She decides to go find happiness. The first thing she does is find honey. That makes her tummy happy until the bees show up and sting her nose...
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Next she finds a duck who becomes her friend. They have a good time playing until the duck has to join his family and go south for the winter. He says he'll see her next spring.

Will she ever find happiness?

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"Where is Happiness?" is a beautiful, simple children's book about a young bear cub who is in search of happiness. Very cute and lovely illustrations. I would have loved to see a message about how it's okay to not be happy or to not find happiness right away, but overall this had cute themes and a nice message.

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This is a very sweet, fairly simple story that's perfect for kids of all ages. I particularly appreciated the very cute artwork and the expressive faces on the bears. It's got quite a sweet message about family, too.

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I loved this book so much! It's so cute and it's perfect for kids but also for everyone who likes reading cute stuff. It's easy to read and non-english speakers could read this easily. The illustration is amazing and the message though the book is so clear, happiness is not about money or material things, happiness is where your family and beloved ones are.

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A heart-warming tale for children to teach them about what happiness is and where it can be found. Full of lovely characters the little bear goes on a journey to find happiness. A delightful book to teach children that happiness is found within. The book was illustrated beautifully and with great detail. Thank you NetGalley and The Happy Page for an advance copy of this book.

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What a sweet little picture book! The illustrations are beautiful and the concept is so sweet. As a kindergarten teacher who focuses heavily on recognizing and accepting our feelings, I think the majority of this book handles this topic super well. However, at the beginning, the character is described as “always happy” and I think that even young children will struggle to understand and relate to that. The rest of the book normalizes complexity of emotions but that line was simplistic.

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A sweet and heartwarming story about finding happiness in yourself and right where you are. It would tell young kids that they can find happiness elsewhere, sure, like in your friends or family or a rainbow, but true happiness comes from inside you.

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An adorable picture book about Ananda, a curious bear cub who wants to know where happiness comes from. The story is sweet with the simple lesson learned about happiness coming from within. The illustrations are beautiful. My toddler enjoyed it and so did I. We both recommend this picture book.

five stars.

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This was a nice bed time story; I found it quite enjoyable and I think it might be adorable for young children but as an adult even if it was good, was obviously not for me. It didn't leave something on me, it wasn't memorable. Anyway, I feel to recommend it to parents and their children

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This delightful book, featuring the adorable cub Ananda, is heartwarming indeed. It is a perfect bedtime story to share wrapped up in cuddles. Ananda's name means happiness or bliss and she invites the reader to go on a journey to find all the things that make her so.

The little cub asks herself the question: "Where does happiness come from? " and then she is determined to go out and find it.

She heads for a nearby hive where bees are busy producing honey because honey is one source of her happiness. Ouch! her nose gets multiple stings from the bees and Ananda quickly realizes that honey does NOT make her happy. She then decides that a friend would be just the thing to bring her happiness. She encounters a goose named Willie and they play until their bellies rumble. Unfortunately Willie must take flight with his flock and he flies off to migrate to a far away destination. Ananda then heads to the top of a waterfalls but alas snow starts falling and she instinctively heads home to her cave because winter is closing in throughout the forest.

Will the sweet little bear finally have peace within herself and thus find happiness? Let me share that she does and you will be surprised at its source.

The soft illustrations are extremely well done depicting lots of emotion and autumn detail. I like the love that flows amongst the family members, especially from mom, who is there for her daughter and understands exactly what brings happiness.

After hibernating with her family all through the winter season and awakening to a beautiful Spring day with a lovely rainbow arched in the sky Ananda comes to the realization that happiness comes from within her... yes... Ananda IS happiness personified! I love the book and highly recommend it.

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A delightful story about a bear whose name means ‘happiness’. The bear goes off in search of happiness and the reader learns it’s all around us. The illustrations are just gorgeous! It was nice to ‘met’ the author and illustrator at the end of the book.

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This book is completely adorable, both the art and the story. I'm glad I got to read it, definitely has a good message for kids about the nature of happiness :)

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This is a sweet little story, with beautiful illustrations about a bear cub searching for the source of happiness. They travel through the woods, trying to find all the things they know will make them happy. Honey, being with friends, a rainbow. And eventually they realize that happiness comes from within. It’s such a simple and lovey way to explore the idea of happiness and emotions with children.

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Where is Happiness is a story about a little bear cub named Ananda and her journey to figure out what happiness is and what makes her happy. The story moves through fall, winter, and spring and meets different animal friends. The illustrations are beautiful and absolutely precious to look at. Your little one will love this book!

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This book was beautifully done. I think it is very important to teach children how to identify happiness and understand where it comes from, and that even if there is a snowy day or a friend leaves, you can still enjoy the happiness.

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This story was an absolute delight to read from the first page to the last. Murphy has crafted an exquisite tale about love and happiness that children and adults will adore from the moment they open the cover.

Little bear, Ananda, whose name means happiness, goes on a quest one autumn morning to discover where happiness comes from. She starts her search by exploring things that make her happy. First on her list, honey. After an encounter with the honeybees, Ananda realizes that happiness may not come from things. She spends time playing with her friend Willie the Goose, and decides that happiness comes from being with friends. After hibernating through winter, she wakes to a beautiful spring and a rainbow in the sky. Ananda knows that happiness comes from within, but also the whole world around her. She is Ananda and she IS happiness.

This story was so touching and I will be suggesting it to teachers whenever possible. Mental health is such a critical part of childhood that often gets overlooked. Children grow up in a society where happiness is linked to having things, having money or being successful. This book shares the valuable lesson that happiness is something inside of us, a state of being, rather than a feeling we get from tangible things. Murphy shares the wisdom of finding happiness in all of the things in the world around us every day.

This story was illustrated by Egyptian artist Raina Tulba. The watercolor-esque style pictures were whimsical and vibrant. Murphy's prose was simple, making it an easy read for a growing young reader but the simplicity of the words did not undermine or detract from the power and importance of the message behind them.

A must read.

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An enjoyable children's book about a cub who is looking for happiness, or more precisely the source of her happiness. A simple story perfect for small kids, with lovely traditional illustration.

Many thanks for NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this ARC.

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This was such a lovely story for children. This sweet story teaches an important lesson within the simplicity of the tale. I loved the art so much, it is beautifully illustrated . The message about the fleeting nature of happiness or that it hasn’t got to be permanent to be enjoyed, tat happiness is and can be within. This o is such a great bedtime story for children of many ages.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

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Thank you NetGalley and The Happy Page for a copy of "Where is Happiness?: A Little Bear Uncovers a Big Surprise!" in exchange for my honest review.

Ananda is bliss or happiness in Sanskrit. Ananda her her name meant happiness. She always woke up happy and wondered where does happiness come from? She decided to find out. Honey made her happy but not the honeybees that stung her nose. A new friend made her happy but when your friend leaves you feel sad. Why is happiness so hard to find? Are a waterfall, a forest, a pond, a cave or a rainbow the path to happiness?

A great book to start a conversation with children about what makes them feel happy.

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