My Heart Fills With Happiness
My Heart Fills With Happiness
by Monique Gray Smith
Ages 3–6✈️ Import only (pricey)
A lyrical picture book celebrating the small things that fill an Indigenous child's heart — the smell of bannock, warm sun on your face, holding hands with a grandparent. Gentle and joyful.
- Author
- Monique Gray Smith
- Age
- Ages 3–6
- Type
- Indigenous, Culture, Wellbeing, Picture Book
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Readers rate it
- 4.38 / 5 on
- In India
- ✈️ Import only (pricey)
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