Review of “Happy Makes Me Happy” by Mr. B's Books

Score: 93+/100 (9.3+ out of 10)

CALLING ALL PARENTS! If you need the perfect little read to settle your children in before bedtime, Happy Makes Me Happy may be the book for you!

Happy Makes Me Happy is a cheerful, delightful, lighthearted, and calming children's book by Mr. B's Books! It follows a sweet little girl (who isn't named, serving as a surrogate for the reader) and her constant companion, an adorable Cocker Spaniel (dog) named Happy!

Happy is always happy! And he's a calming, comforting presence for both the main character and readers.

Happy lights up every room and every gathering with his playful, kind, and friendly demeanor. His positive presence shines like a bright light on every page, reminding the little girl and readers that they aren't alone and, indeed, have a friend and a companion.

Happy takes part in everything that the characters do from taking walks, playing, attending picnics and barbecues, and—yes—even sleeping!

The fact that this book tries to encourage children to go to sleep is the book's biggest selling point. Every parent needs a book like this!

However, that's not its only selling point. It champions values and things like love, kindness, family, friendship, positivity, and optimism. These are things that all of us could use.

Happy isn't just an adorable and charismatic lead character, he's also a great role-model to the little girl and readers. He's the friend/pet/companion that we'd all love to have! He's always there to cheer you up when you're down. He's always trying to help and you're always the center of his world.

Now, an argument could be made that this book is incredibly straight-forward and simplistic in theme, writing, and illustrations. It's more than adequate, especially when it comes to presenting Happy in most panels. Happy looks distinctly like a Cocker Spaniel with long, fluffy ears, spots, and a contagious smile. The backgrounds, however, are pretty repetitive. In fact, the same background is used for a large portion of the pages. It really isn't a big deal, but in comparison to the big, extravagant, highly-detailed artistic efforts in other children's books, this is more on the plain, minimalist side.

It is colorful, vibrant, and appealing nonetheless.

Check it out on Amazon!