My Heart Fills with Happiness

Posted on 27 June 2018 by Monique Gray Smith

The sun on your face The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven Holding the hand of someone you love What fills your heart with happiness This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy International speaker and award winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote My Heart Fills with Happiness to support the wellness of Indigenous children and families, and to encourage young children to reflect on what makes them happy. Read My Heart Fills with Happiness – kino-fada.fr My Heart Fills With Happiness is a warm and cozy board book that evokes happy memories and encourages the readers to appreciate the little joys in life, such as see ing the face or hold ing the hand of someone you love, feel ing the sun dancing on your cheeks, or walk ing barefoot on the grass Julie Flett s signature bold illustrations, which depict loving Native American families, are cheerful and comforting, further filling the readers hearts with warm feelings However, I had My Heart Fills With Happiness is a warm and cozy board book that evokes happy memories and encourages the readers to appreciate the little joys in life, such as...A beautiful book, filled with lovely illustrations of an Indigenous family, celebrating the simple things in life their culture that fills their hearts with happiness Even though it s a board book, I would share this one far and wide in classrooms of all ages It would be a fantastic mentor text for students to create their own versions, and provides a way to see First Nations peoples as contemporary and honors their culture Themes about appreciating the small moments in your life and the peop A beautiful book, filled with lovely illustrations of an Indigenous family, celebrating the sim...This Canadian import is definitely one of the best board books I ve read so far this year.It s both simple and meaningful, as it walks through what makes a young child happy, from smelling something yummy in the oven all the way to drumming.Flett s illustrations are simple, but full of joy and movement The colors are bright and wonderful All the adults and children in the book are First Nations as are the author and illustrator.Read this book with a child that you love and both of your hearts This Canadian import is definitely one of the best board books I ve read so far this year.It s both simple and meaningful, as it walks through what makes a young child happy, from smelling something yummy in the oven all the way to drumming.Flett s illustrations are simple, but full o...absolutely beautiful and charming little board book about knowing what makes you happy and appreciating it The pictures are already charming, but then I realized that they were all representing native children of the American Northwest, and...Gorgeous Sure to be effective Assuming I didn t read a defective copy or the board book is different I appreciate the repetition of the penultimate page, in which the reader is asked to check in with her own heart The words are almost unnecessary, as the pictures are so graceful an...This is a beautiful book filled with many moments of joy It would be a perfect way to have a conversation about the things that make us happy or the things we are thankful for in our lives Otherwise, it s simply a warm book to share with children.Julie Flett is a Cree Metis Canadian author and illustrator Monique Gray Smith writes the graceful text here But it s Flett s images of a Native family and culture that steal the show A wonderful book to read and sign with young children Perfect happiness.What on Earth is bannock Could she have just written bread instead Everyone eats bread.I want that cover on a print on my wall real bad.Bare feet in grass and hand holding forever.

English
27 June 2018

Monique Gray Smith