Got worries? Need someone to talk to? Write your anxieties to Mr. Happy!
Little Dan 阿丹 finds himself unhappy — he's full of both curiosity and skepticism about the world out there!
He starts writing letters to Mr. Happy, where he asks all kinds of questions, shares little details of his life, and pours out his innermost thoughts and feelings onto paper.
Mr. Happy patiently responds to each of his letters, and slowly 阿丹 discovers what "happiness" means to him.
Mr. Happy is like a child's good friend, and always takes the time to answer 阿丹's troubles. Whether it's seemingly insignificant things like wondering whether ice cream be added to coke, to the sad news that his neighbour lost her cat, to processing all the natural disasters happening around the globe, to figuring out what he wants to be when he grows up... Mr Happy always responds gently and patiently, offering suggestions and other food for thought in a child-friendly ways.
Though the exchange of 10 letters between two friends, young readers learn both the art of letter-writing, and also thoughtful and relatable questions about our world from a child's perspective.
Softcover | 96 pages | 15 x 21cm