Activity Introduction
People often look up reviews of books to see whether they will like the book before buying it. Reviewing books is a very important and difficult job, as you have to effectively communicate many ideas about the book to the audience. Choose your words carefully as you write a review of Where Happiness Hides so you can help fans decide if this is the right book for them.
This is a good activity for kids to complete independently.
Ideal for: Middle Primary Ages 7 – 9
Themes:
- think and connect
Time required: 40 minutes
Curriculum connections: English, Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability
Encourage your kid/s to go beyond answering the prompts with one word and explore in depth what the prompts are encouraging them to consider about the book. They should think critically about how the book has been created to deliberately make them feel a certain way.
This is a great chance to interact with your kid/s to get a sense of what they do and don’t like in books. It can be hard for boys especially to get excited about reading. Make a list of books they like and books they really don’t like or couldn’t finish, and discuss common themes and ideas in the two lists. Do they like books with action? Humour? Are some books too hard to read?
- Lined paper or notebook
- Writing pen or pencil
- Where Happiness Hides ebook
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About the book.
Where Happiness Hides, a picture book by Anthony Bertini, with illustrations by Jennifer Goldsmith. This is a story that shows there is a silver lining in every dark cloud. Anthony Bertini himself explains the project beautifully:
“This book will offer hope. It will be free to everyone in the world to read and enjoy as many times as they want. Yes, it is a children’s picture-book, and the story reflects what we tell our children every day: happiness can be found in simple things. But it is more than that. It is something we tell ourselves in times of hardship and worry. It is a story that helps all of us remember what is important.
“Right now, COVID-19 is forcing us to look for joy and happiness in the least obvious places. We know in our hearts that it is found in the small things. It is always there, hidden in plain sight.”
Where Happiness Hides offers us, through simple and succinct storytelling, a reminder of how these moments of happiness can be found.
Thanks to the publisher, Dirt Lane Press, you can now receive free shipping (normally $12) by ordering the book directly through the Dirt Lane Press book shop by clicking here and entering the coupon code 8BQF7MD during the checkout process.
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