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1) Homer
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Description
Homer the dog is content to watch from the porch as his family goes out to enjoy the day.
2) The hacking of the American mind: the science behind the corporate takeover of our bodies and brains
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
While researching the toxic and addictive properties of sugar for his New York Times bestseller Fat Chance, Robert Lustig made an alarming discovery?our pursuit of happiness is being subverted by a culture of addiction and depression from which we may never recover. Dopamine is the “reward” neurotransmitter that tells our brains we want more; yet every substance or behavior that releases dopamine in the extreme leads to addiction. Serotonin is...
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Otto lives in a book in a house but when no one is looking he comes to life to read his favorite stories and practice his writing, until he is left behind and must set out in search of a new home.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
40 col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Tired of having only adults like his acidic taste, Mr. Caper makes caper-flavored lollipops that are sent throughout the world, but his plot has unexpected consequences and only Lollipop can save the day.
8) In
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Description
Through minimal text and cut-paper illustrations, shows the many things a boy can enjoy while inside his house, then outside, then in again. Includes a list of the author's favorite owls.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
Cat, Dog, and Mouse live together contentedly in a cottage by the sea, dividing the work between them, until A. Stranger, Esq., a fox from the Winds of Change company, arrives and stirs up trouble.
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Series
Description
"New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner reveals the surprising secrets of what makes the world's happiest places?and shows you how to apply these lessons to your own life. Take the specially designed Blue Zones Happiness Test to pinpoint areas in your life where you could cultivate greater joy, deeper meaning, and increased satisfaction."--Amazon.com.
12) Too crowded
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
Gil the Goldfish feels crowded in his small bowl with a plant, a castle, and 138 pebbles, but when he leaves his bowl in search of a better home, he learns some important lessons.
13) All we need
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate the littlest things one needs to be happy, and the beauty of sharing with others when one has more than enough.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
"Otto era un oso que vivía en un libro en una casa, y cuando los niños leían su libro era el oso más feliz del mundo. Hasta que un día pasó algo terrible y Otto tuvo que buscar una nueva casa.
Otto lives in a book in a house but when no one is looking he comes to life to read his favorite stories and practice his writing, until he is left behind and must set out in search of a new home.
15) Perfect square
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
16) Fish had a wish
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Fish wishes to be all sorts of animals because each one is special, then realizes there is something good about being a fish, too.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
The day before Christmas, everyone in Jose's neighborhood seems grumpy, including his mother who is homesick for Puerto Rico, but when he and his parents return from the pizzeria where they borrowed an oven to cook their roast, the heavenly aroma remindsthose they pass of all they have to celebrate.
Author
Description
"In The Little Book of Lykke, Meik identifies the six factors that explain the majority of differences in happiness across the world?togetherness, money, health, freedom, trust, and kindness?and explores what actions we can take to become happier. As he reveals, we can deepen our blissfulness and contentment with little adjustments in our behavior, whether it?s eating like the French (sitting around a table and savoring our time) or dancing the tango...
Author
Description
Too many of us are waiting for our lives to begin, putting our happiness on layaway for some future version where it all lines up, when we've accomplished it all, when we have the perfect career, bodies, partners, and when our lives finally feel 'good enough.' But what is good enough? Who gets to decide? And when do we ever reach it? Jamie takes a sharp, incisive look at the industries that are constantly telling us to do more, be more, and keep striving,...
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