Each of us is strug­gling with stay at home orders. Chil­dren are as well. Par­ents and grand­par­ents may be deal­ing with chil­dren that are lone­ly, bored or unhap­py. The book I am rec­om­mend­ing this month is 100 Things That Make Me Hap­py writ­ten by Amy Schwartz. It is most suit­able for the young ones, ages 3 to 6 but I con­fess it makes me hap­py as well.

It is a cel­e­bra­tion of 100 every­day things that will make you smile. The book is writ­ten in rhyming cou­plets from slip­pery floors to dinosaurs, from gold­fish to a birth­day wish and every­thing in between. Amy Schwartz cre­ates a won­der­ful syn­er­gy between the art and text that is sure to please. The pages are over­sized, draw­ing the child’s imag­i­na­tion into the book. 

Be Well,

Julia Levine