Theme: happiness

The Chocolate Cat

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

In a drab village nestled between the mountains and the sea, an old chocolate maker lives alone with his cat, making uninspired chocolates to display in his dusty shop. One day he does something different and makes chocolate mice with crunchy pink-sugar tails—but he won’t eat them. Cat soon discovers there’s something truly special about [...]

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The Apple-Pip Princess

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

With sumptuous artwork, Jane Ray tells an original fairy tale of a humble princess whose love for nature’s beauty restores a kingdom. Once there was a kingdom full of laughter, happiness, trees, and birdsong. But when the queen dies, the land becomes quiet and barren, and everyone is filled with sadness. What will make the [...]

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Singing to the Sun

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Thorfinn’s father is obsessed with power while his mother cares only for wealth. When it is time to choose a bride, Thorfinn decides he must listen to his own heart instead. He seeks the wisdom and experience of his friends, the court jester and the old tabby cat. In which direction will they lead him? [...]

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Pancho’s Pinata

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

On Christmas Eve Pancho rescues a star from a cactus and receives the gift of happiness.

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The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 6, 2007

Riley is born happy, and in his short life, is never anything else. Human beings, on the other hand, are never happy. They want to be someone else, somewhere else, looking like something else.

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The Red Bird

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Anna and Matthew, two poor siblings who have known only hunger, cold, and hard labor since their mother died, follow a bright red bird to a land of happiness.

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