Happy
Mies Van Hout$16.96
$19.95
"Mies van
Hout's Happy is a tour de force of underwater awesomeness and
emotion, showcasing what an artist can do with a few pastels, black paper and
something fundamental to express."--New York Times Book Review Who could have guessed that dazzlingly colored fish swimming
in an ink-black sea would help hundreds of thousands of people around the world
learn to recognize and name their emotions? In 2012, Mies van Hout's Happy
swept the scene as both a stunning art piece and a social-emotional
learning book like no other. On each of its spreads swims a single fish, each
scale and fin suffused with an emotion that the facing page names in similarly
expressive letters: curious, shocked, loving, content... Now, in this stunning edition of Happy,
van Hout's luminous fish swim across extra-heavy pages that will endure through
countless readings. A gorgeo9us dust jacket reverses to a playful poster for home,
classroom, or office. Readers of all ages can benefit from expanding their
emotional vocabulary. Use Happy during a story time full
of energetic face-making, or emote with your whole bodies for a drama exercise.
Share it one-on-one to help someone name what they're feeling, or inspire
budding artists to see what they can do with chalk pastels and black paper. Or
simply page through the art and lose yourself in Mies van Hout's ocean of
extraordinary fish. Whatever makes you...happy. "It's a delightful amuse-bouche of a book, and
an aquatic introduction to everyday emotions. Ages 2- up!"--Publishers Weekly
★ Starred Review
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pajama Press
Published: 05/02/2023
ISBN: 9781772782875
Pages: 42
Hout's Happy is a tour de force of underwater awesomeness and
emotion, showcasing what an artist can do with a few pastels, black paper and
something fundamental to express."--New York Times Book Review Who could have guessed that dazzlingly colored fish swimming
in an ink-black sea would help hundreds of thousands of people around the world
learn to recognize and name their emotions? In 2012, Mies van Hout's Happy
swept the scene as both a stunning art piece and a social-emotional
learning book like no other. On each of its spreads swims a single fish, each
scale and fin suffused with an emotion that the facing page names in similarly
expressive letters: curious, shocked, loving, content... Now, in this stunning edition of Happy,
van Hout's luminous fish swim across extra-heavy pages that will endure through
countless readings. A gorgeo9us dust jacket reverses to a playful poster for home,
classroom, or office. Readers of all ages can benefit from expanding their
emotional vocabulary. Use Happy during a story time full
of energetic face-making, or emote with your whole bodies for a drama exercise.
Share it one-on-one to help someone name what they're feeling, or inspire
budding artists to see what they can do with chalk pastels and black paper. Or
simply page through the art and lose yourself in Mies van Hout's ocean of
extraordinary fish. Whatever makes you...happy. "It's a delightful amuse-bouche of a book, and
an aquatic introduction to everyday emotions. Ages 2- up!"--Publishers Weekly
★ Starred Review
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pajama Press
Published: 05/02/2023
ISBN: 9781772782875
Pages: 42