Son of Happy

"The boy in this story never wants to go to his friends' birthday parties, because Happy the Clown is always there. And Happy is ... his dad. He wishes his dad had a regular job, like all the other kids' parents. He didn't mind his dad being a clown when he was a little kid, but now it's just embarrassing. And even worse, since business is slow, his dad is putting a sign on the front lawn advertising his clown services! But one night at dinner Dad announces that he's going back to his old job of being a lawyer. "You were a lawyer?" the boy asks, incredulous. Now his dad wears a suit and tie to work, the family can buy a new car, his mom can take piano lessons, and he can have a skateboard and cellphone. But something feels different. The boy wonders if his dad misses being a clown. Or is he the one who misses Happy? With bittersweet humor, Cary Fagan brings us a story about a boy's growing consciousness and a father's realization that he can be himself."--

A propos de l'auteur

CARY FAGAN writes books for children and adults. He has won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Jewish Book Award, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, among others. His picture books include A Cage Went in Search of a Bird, illustrated by Banafsheh Erfanian, and Son of Happy, illustrated by Milan Pavlovi¿, which was named one of the Best Canadian Picture Books of 2020 by CBC Books. Cary lives with his family in Toronto.

Résumé

In this hilarious and charming story, a boy wishes his dad had a regular job instead of being Happy the Clown - but when his dad announces he is going back to his old job of being a lawyer, the boy soon realizes that he misses Happy!

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Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Cary Fagan, Fagan Cary
• Collaboration: Milan Pavlovi (Illustrations), Milan Pavlovic (Illustrations), Milan Pavlović (Illustrations)
• Edition: Ingram Publishers Services
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: à partir de 6 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781773061788
• ISBN: 978-1-77306-178-8
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Poids: 299 g
• Illustrations: Full color throughout
• Catégories: Livres pour enfants et adolescents; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance, JUVENILE FICTION / Business, Careers, Occupations, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet