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    My Heart is Laughing
    When I Am Happiest
    My Happy Life
    Audiobook series3 titles

    My Happy Life Series

    Written by Rose Lagercrantz

    Narrated by Book Buddy Digital Media

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    About this series

    A standalone follow-up to the acclaimed and beloved chapter books My Happy Life and My Heart is Laughing.

    Dani is very happy—it's the last day of school, and summer is about to start. But then there's a knock on the classroom door, and Dani is told her father has been in an accident. He's in the hospital! How can she possibly be happy now?

    A warm and heartfelt story about Dani's love for her dad and her ongoing friendship with Ella. It's a story about sorrow and joy—and how life really is.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner
    Release dateJan 1, 2023
    My Heart is Laughing
    When I Am Happiest
    My Happy Life

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      My Happy Life
      My Happy Life

      My Happy Life

      Rose Lagercrantz
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      A New York Times Notable book and first in the acclaimed series for beginning readers. Dani is probably the happiest person she knows. She’s happy because she’s going to start school. Dani has been waiting to go to school her whole life. Then things get even better—she meets Ella Frida by the swings. After that, Dani and Ella Frida do everything together and become best friends. But then something happens that Dani isn’t prepared for… A perfect first chapter book for children aged five and up, full of social-emotional learning and sweet and funny illustrations, from one of the world’s greatest illustrators, Eva Eriksson. Young independent readers who like Kate DiCamillo or the Ivy & Bean series will be hooked on the 7-book series once they start. "If only all early chapter books were this beautifully conceived."—The New York Times Rose Lagercrantz is a popular Swedish author of books for children as well as for adults. She has received many of the top Swedish literary awards, including the August Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Prize. Praise for My Happy Life "Working beautifully with the text and usually given more space on the page, these sensitive ink drawings feature clean lines that express emotions through every character’s stance, gesture, and expression. A quietly compelling book for young readers."—Booklist, Starred “Sweet and salty – umami for the emerging reader.”—The Horn Book Read all the My Happy Life series: My Heart is Laughing When I Am Happiest Life According to Dani See You When I See You Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows All’s Happy That Ends Happy

      A New York Times Notable book and first in the acclaimed series for beginning readers. Dani is probably the happiest person she knows. She’s happy because she’s going to start school. Dani has been waiting to go to school her whole life. Then things get even better—she meets Ella Frida by the swings. After that, Dani and Ella Frida do everything together and become best friends. But then something happens that Dani isn’t prepared for… A perfect first chapter book for children aged five and up, full of social-emotional learning and sweet and funny illustrations, from one of the world’s greatest illustrators, Eva Eriksson. Young independent readers who like Kate DiCamillo or the Ivy & Bean series will be hooked on the 7-book series once they start. "If only all early chapter books were this beautifully conceived."—The New York Times Rose Lagercrantz is a popular Swedish author of books for children as well as for adults. She has received many of the top Swedish literary awards, including the August Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Prize. Praise for My Happy Life "Working beautifully with the text and usually given more space on the page, these sensitive ink drawings feature clean lines that express emotions through every character’s stance, gesture, and expression. A quietly compelling book for young readers."—Booklist, Starred “Sweet and salty – umami for the emerging reader.”—The Horn Book Read all the My Happy Life series: My Heart is Laughing When I Am Happiest Life According to Dani See You When I See You Where Dani Goes, Happy Follows All’s Happy That Ends Happy

    • 2

      My Heart is Laughing
      My Heart is Laughing

      My Heart is Laughing

      Rose Lagercrantz
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      Dani's been trying her best to stay happy ever since her best friend Ella moved away. But when some girls in Dani's class start being cruel to her, it starts a chain of rather unhappy events . . . It would all be okay if only Ella would move back. From the author of the critically acclaimed My Happy Life.

      Dani's been trying her best to stay happy ever since her best friend Ella moved away. But when some girls in Dani's class start being cruel to her, it starts a chain of rather unhappy events . . . It would all be okay if only Ella would move back. From the author of the critically acclaimed My Happy Life.

    • 3

      When I Am Happiest
      When I Am Happiest

      When I Am Happiest

      Rose Lagercrantz
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      A standalone follow-up to the acclaimed and beloved chapter books My Happy Life and My Heart is Laughing. Dani is very happy—it's the last day of school, and summer is about to start. But then there's a knock on the classroom door, and Dani is told her father has been in an accident. He's in the hospital! How can she possibly be happy now? A warm and heartfelt story about Dani's love for her dad and her ongoing friendship with Ella. It's a story about sorrow and joy—and how life really is.

      A standalone follow-up to the acclaimed and beloved chapter books My Happy Life and My Heart is Laughing. Dani is very happy—it's the last day of school, and summer is about to start. But then there's a knock on the classroom door, and Dani is told her father has been in an accident. He's in the hospital! How can she possibly be happy now? A warm and heartfelt story about Dani's love for her dad and her ongoing friendship with Ella. It's a story about sorrow and joy—and how life really is.

    Author

    Rose Lagercrantz

    Rose Lagercrantz is a popular Swedish author of books for children as well as for adults. She has received many literary awards, including the August Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Prize.

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