Books with title Happy Heart

With the arrival of spring comes happiness and fun. Not so for eleven-year-old Rachel Yoder, who springs into nonstop trouble that turns her from a smiling, laughing girl into a sour-faced grouch. Extra chores, a trip to the eye doctor’s office for glasses, and a little white lie make things go from bad to worse for Rachel and her family. Will Rachel ever learn the secret to true happiness?

WHOM HAVE WE ALWAYS. Mr. and Mrs. Payson had three little children, who were very dear to them, and whom they amused and instructed in many pleasant ways. One Spring, just as the leaves were bursting open and the birds were filling the air with gay songs, Mr. Payson told the children he had bought a home for them in the country. This pleased the little ones, and they talked from morning till night about what they would do in their new home. In the pretty country they watched the birds building their nests, and saw them feeding their young and teaching them to fly; and then they saw them in great cawing, twittering, fluttering swarms moving off to warmer lands when the yellow Autumn leaves began to fall

With one exception, the poems in this collection were written over the past few years. Many focus on subjects that fill a child's world: the wonders of nature, such as the metamorphosis of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly or the beauty of the stars in the sky; or the things that bring happiness to a child, such as toys, clowns and friends. Also included are poems about love: the love of a parent or grandparent for a child, romantic love as it grows and changes through the years, and many others. All these can appeal to readers of all ages and at all levels. The poems began as the author's contribution to a community service project being done by middle school students with whom she was working. They were making three-dimensional illustrations of nursery rhymes and basic number information, as a community service project for blind or visually impaired children. When the middle schoolers were no longer inspired by the traditional works, Mrs. Sirico began writing simple poems for them to illustrate. After that, writing poems in response to people or events that touched her personally and emotionally became a comfortable and natural means of self-expression. In working with children over the years, the importance of visualizing what they read and/or hear, of being able to make connections between the written word and their own life experiences and how that can enhance their understanding of and their appreciation for the works before them, became increasingly clear. The original four-color illustrations in this book were created by Anita Emmans. Happy Heart also includes four visualization exercises which allow places within the pages where your child(ren) can be the illustrator, making the poems almost as personal to each of them as they are to the writer. In today's world, the senses and sensibilities of our young people are too often bombarded by the special effects of TV and film, video games, and loud music. With its gentle words and soft images, Happy Heart provides them with a different type of experience; it provides them with a peaceful place to land in the midst of or at the end of a busy day. It is the writer's hope and belief that the feelings expressed in these works are universal and, that as you and your child(ren) read and enjoy them, they will touch a place within each of you and make a connection to your Happy Heart.

With the arrival of spring comes happiness and fun. Not so for eleven-year-old Rachel Yoder, who springs into nonstop trouble that turns her from a smiling, laughing girl into a sour-faced grouch. Extra chores, a trip to the eye doctor’s office for glasses, and a little white lie make things go from bad to worse for Rachel and her family. Will Rachel ever learn the secret to true happiness?

With the arrival of spring comes happiness and fun. Not so for eleven-year-old Rachel Yoder, who springs into nonstop trouble that turns her from a smiling, laughing girl into a sour-faced grouch. Extra chores, a trip to the eye doctor's office for glasses, and a little white lie make things go from bad to worse for Rachel and her family. Will Rachel ever learn the secret to true happiness?

Children's author Melody Carlson presents a delightful story of a little boy whose heart is overflowing with love. He has an unusual but delightful problem. He has made an "I Love You" card but now must determine who to give it to. As he encounters all the people who are dear to him throughout his day, he knows he loves them all and could give them his card, but he still holds on to it. At the end of the day, he still has his card, although it is now a little worn, and he decides to give it to the one he loves most...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.