How to Make a Shark Smile
How a Positive Mindset Spreads Happiness
$41.98
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2020
Summary
A powerful picture book about how one person (or dolphin) can change the world.
A story about choosing happiness and the ripple effect of a positive mindset. Includes seven happiness exercises at the back of the book to encourage kids to fit them in every single day!
Ripple the dolphin just moved to a new aquarium and is excited to make some friends! But as she swims around, she notices the water is still and quiet. The eels have no zing. The neon fishes don’t glow. The seahor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781492694724 |
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| ISBN-10: | 149269472X |
| Author: | Shawn Achor, Amy Blankson, Claudia Ranucci |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Little Pickle Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 478g |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 267mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
“Teaching young children to use the power of positive thinking shows them that they have more control over their environment than they realize.” - Amy Blankson from “PBS Parents: Raising a Positive Child in a Negative World”
“How to Make a Shark Smile is a sweet and inventive take on thwarting a bully. Ripple’s good nature and quick wits make this a fun and helpful read for anyone who’s had to deal with a ‘Snark.’” - Nancy Coffelt, author/illustrator of Aunt Ant Leaves Through the Leaves
“How to Make a Shark Smile teaches kids that it’s never too soon to learn about the power of a smile, and that facing fear with friendliness could turn a bully into a buddy” - Cristina Kessler, author of The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela
“A compelling and age-appropriate story on the mechanics of a positive mindset.” - School Library Journal
“Children would have fun adopting Ripple’s game to try and make one another smile. This is a story of inclusion and could be used as a read-aloud to accompany discussions about bullying.” - School Library Connection
About The Author
Shawn Achor
SHAWN ACHOR spent over a decade at Harvard University studying the principles of happiness before penning the international bestseller, The Happiness Advantage. He is also the founder of Good Think. To teach his happiness principles to younger readers, he collaborated with his sister, Amy Blankson, to write Ripple’s Effect.
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