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The Little Book of Joy
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date
- 27 September 2022
- Run Time
- 7 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Positive / good mental health, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
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What to expect
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Joy is the warm tingly feeling of the sun tickling your toes in the morning.
It's the giggly, squiggly feeling when you are doing something silly.
Even when you wake to the rain and your joy is washed away, it's waiting at the bottom of the puddle.
Two friends, the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, share this uplifting picture book story about their childhoods, showing young readers how to find joy even in uncertain times.
This is a charming story of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.
This picture book adaptation of the international bestseller, The Book of Joy, is full of the humour, friendship, and deep affection between two spiritual leaders. It is a timely gift for challenging times and a reminder that joy is abundant - no matter what challenges we face - if we only know how to find it.
Vibrantly illustrated by award-winning Rafael López, this is a perceptive, joyful hug of a picture book, perfect to reassure and inspire all young readers.
© His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
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Praise for The Book of Joy (adult book): I want to wish all of you joy-because there is no better gift. Two spiritual masters, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, share their wisdom in this uplifting book.
Oprah Winfrey
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Praise for The Book of Joy (adult book): The question may be timeless, but their answer has urgent significance.
Time magazine
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Praise for The Book of Joy (adult book): This sparkling, wise, and immediately useful gift to readers from two remarkable spiritual masters offers hope that joy is possible for everyone even in the most difficult circumstances, and describes a clear path for attaining it.
Publishers Weekly
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Praise for The Book of Joy (adult book): The world needs joy and compassion more than ever before. A bright spot of hope and love in this world.
Sir Richard Branson
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Details
- Author
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, illustrated by Rafael López
- Narrator
- Francois Chau, Peter Francis James
- Duration
- 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9780241613085
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre
- Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and behaviours, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Positive / good mental health, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
Brought to you by Puffin.Joy is the warm tingly feeling of the sun tickling your toes in the morning. It's the giggly, squiggly feeling when you are doing something silly. Even when you wake to the rain and your joy is washed away, it's waiting at the bottom of the puddle.Two friends, the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, share this uplifting picture book story about their childhoods, showing young readers how to find joy even in uncertain times.This is a charming story of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.This picture book adaptation of the international bestseller, The Book of Joy, is full of the humour, friendship, and deep affection between two spiritual leaders. It is a timely gift for challenging times and a reminder that joy is abundant - no matter what challenges we face - if we only know how to find it.Vibrantly illustrated by award-winning Rafael López, this is a perceptive, joyful hug of a picture book, perfect to reassure and inspire all young readers.© His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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