 Dani is excited and nervous about starting kindergarten. She lives with her dad. Her mother has passed away. She starts school and finds Ella, who becomes her best friend. They eat triangle and square sandwiches together, play with Ella’s pet hamster Partyboy, and they each wear half-heart friendship necklaces. However, not everything in Dani’s life is happy. When Ella moves away, Dani’s new loneliness reminds her of her mother’s death. Happiness comes and goes during Dani’s day-to-day life. The story ends positively. There is always something to rejoice in. Dani and Ella write letters to each other and plan to spend a weekend together at Ella’s new home. Difficult subjects are handled in a caring way in this charming story. With its simple language, twenty short chapters, and fine pen-and ink drawings on just about every page, My Happy Life is a great first chapter book. mjw |
| Title: My Happy Life Author: Rose Lagercrantz Illustrator: Eva Eriksson Publisher: Gecko Press, Wellington, New Zealand Copyright: 2013 Original Language: Swedish Translator: Julia Marshall Original Title: Mitt Lyckliga Liv Original Publisher: Bonnier Carlsen Bokforlaget, Stockholm, Sweden Original Copyright: 2010 ISBN: 978-1-877579-35-6 Hardcover pages: 136 Age range: 6-10 Genre: Novel Book setting: Sweden Author’s ethnicity: Swedish Author’s residence: Sweden Illustrator’s ethnicity: Swedish Illustrator’s residence: Sweden Awards: Both author and illustrator have received the Astrid Lindgren Prize Subjects: Best friends, Death, Grandmothers, Grief, Happiness, Loss, Kindergarten, Optimism, Primary school, Single fathers. |
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