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"A small book for anyone in search of hope, looking for a path to a more meaningful life, or in need of encouragement. "Happiness occurs when you forget who you're expected to be. And what you're expected to do. Happiness is an accident of self-acceptance. It's the warm breeze you feel when you open the door to who you are." Years ago, Matt Haig began writing notes to his future self. These notes were meant as gifts to his future self: offerings of...
3) In
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Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Through minimal text and cut-paper illustrations, shows the many things a boy can enjoy while inside his house, then outside, then in again. Includes a list of the author's favorite owls.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Simple Gifts of Contentment The forces of modern life urge us to achieve and acquire more, pushing us outward in our quest for contentment. World-renowned Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson and psychotherapist Jerry M. Ruhl guide us inward , to a deep understanding of true, lasting happiness. Instead of relegating joy and satisfaction to another time, a different place, a better circumstance (just as soon as I finish this project / land that perfect...
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Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mikko the hedgehog is perfectly content living in his garden until Grandfather Tarek suggests that he should accomplish something important in order to be happy like the other animals.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
7) Pig tale
Author
Publisher
M.K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When they find a treasure chest in the orchard, two discontented pigs abandon their rural paradise for what they think will be the pleasures of a more luxurious life.
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Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Otto lives in a book in a house but when no one is looking he comes to life to read his favorite stories and practice his writing, until he is left behind and must set out in search of a new home.
10) The retired kid
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although he enjoys some aspects of his retirement, eight-year-old Brian gains a new perspective on his job of being a child after spending time in Florida's Happy Sunset Retirement Community.
11) Three by the sea
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2011], c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cat, Dog, and Mouse live together contentedly in a cottage by the sea, dividing the work between them, until A. Stranger, Esq., a fox from the Winds of Change company, arrives and stirs up trouble.
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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
We all yearn to look back to find we lived a life of significance. But is it even possible anymore? Considering the amount of distraction and pressure that exists in society today, living a fulfilling life may seem like an unachievable dream. But it is not-not with the nine habits outlined in this book. New York Times bestselling author and widely known blogger, Rachel Macy Stafford, reveals nine habits that help you focus on investing in the most...
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The day before Christmas, everyone in Jose's neighborhood seems grumpy, including his mother who is homesick for Puerto Rico, but when he and his parents return from the pizzeria where they borrowed an oven to cook their roast, the heavenly aroma reminds those they pass of all they have to celebrate.
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The wildly popular phenomenon of hygge gets a warm American twist with this gifty, illustrated guide from bestselling Danish-American author Stephanie Pedersen. With their overscheduled lifestyles, Americans can't always find time for the people and things they love. Enter American Cozy , which uses the Danish phenomenon of hygge -- comfort, togetherness, and well-being -- to bring coziness and ease to readers' homes, work, and lives. Filled with...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The Danes have hygge . The Swedes have lagom . Now, Laura Weir, a beloved lifestyle journalist and editor-in-chief of London Evening Standard 's weekly ES magazine, introduces American readers to the Brits' best-kept secret-coziness-an indulgent, luxurious, yet unfussy way of creating comfort and joy. Cosy is the slacker's guide to staying at home, an antidote to peak frazzle.With trademark Anglo cheekiness, Laura Weir perfectly captures the British...
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