A new children’s book, Happy Makes Me Happy by Michael Barnes, has been released! It is an endearing story of a dog named Happy and the valuable lessons of joy and kindness he provides.
Happy Makes Me Happy by Michael Barnes, illustrated by Blinky, is a 32-page children’s book that tells the charming story of a young girl and her dog, aptly named Happy. The girl and her dog have a loving, joyous relationship, and that connection teaches her how to interact with the rest of the world. It is a wonderful rhyming story about Happy the dog, and how his kind and gentle love for a little girl teaches children to spread love and kindness to everyone. This glowing story and magnificent illustrations will make your heart smile.
Through companionship and playfulness, Happy and his human friends share a wonderful day of smiles and laughter. The dog’s pleasant personality and open-hearted spirit shows the little girl–and with it, young readers–to treat people with kindness and care. With adorable illustrations and bouncy, rhyming prose, Barnes provides kids with a simple message that carries a big lesson. When kids treat those around them with kindness and look for goodness in everyday life, they flourish!
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Happy Makes Me Happy
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A part of the Mr. B’s Books series, Happy Makes Me Happy–A wonderful rhyming story about Happy the dog, and how his kind and gentle love for a little girl teaches children to spread love and kindness to everyone. This glowing story and magnificent illustrations will make your heart smile.
Mr. B’s Books are rhyming books that teach kindness and compassion, making the world a happier place. Dedicated to teaching the values of love, care, and kindness, the author uses the relationship between the girl and her pet to highlight the power of connection, and to show that a heart full of love positively affects everyone around it.
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About the author
Mike Barnes is a semi-retired new author whose passion for writing came to fruition upon his retirement from 38 years of authentic servant leadership.
As a father and grandfather, Mike was reading to his twin granddaughters and decided to unleash his passion for writing children’s books with rhyming stories about love, care, and kindness.
Mike also recently started Barnes Leadership and Strategy Coaching whereby he has been a keynote speaker on Authentic Servant Leadership Hardwired to the Heart.