Thursday, November 02, 2006

When You Are Happy

Eileen Spinelli When You Are Happy; illus. by Geraldo Valerio unpaged/ Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing 2006 ISBN 0-689-86251-2

When You Are Happy is a delightful story about a little girl who finds comfort and reassurance from the members of her family who explain to her that love complements every mood. Spinelli uses simple but poetic words to express the love the members of the little girls’ family have for her, and GeraldoValerio does a wonderful job creating exciting pictures that jump off the page. The pictures are filled with bright, colorful, and fun art work with the use of acrylic paints. Valerio also illustrated Spinelli’s newest book Do You Have a Hat? When You Are Happy takes children through a wonderful journey of how a family would do anything in the world to make their daughter, granddaughter, and sister happy.

Gayle Grotsky, BGSU student

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