Mr. Happy & Miss Grimm

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Title:

Mr. Happy & Miss Grimm

Alternate title:

Mister Happy and Miss Grimm

Author:

Schneider, Antonie, author.

Strasser, Susanne, 1976- illustrator.

Maccarone, Grace, translator.

Summary:

When Mr. Happy moves next door to Miss Grimm and begins planting gardens and making friendly gestures, Miss Grimm is not pleased but soon, she feels something strange taking over her bleak little house.

General Note:

"First published in German as 'Herr Gluck & Frau Ungluck' by Thienemann Verlag GmbH Stuttgart/Vienna."

Edition:

First American edition.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Neighbors -- Fiction.

Attitude (Psychology) -- Fiction.

Gardening -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Strasser, Susanne, 1976-

Maccarone, Grace,

Publisher:

Holiday House,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9780823431984

Publication Information:

New York : Holiday House, 2015.

Call Number:

P SCHNEID

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Mr. Happy has just moved in next door, and Miss Grimm is not pleased. Mr. Happy greets the sun each day, works tirelessly in his spectacular garden, and even whistles to the birds. So much for peace and quiet! From her gloomy and barren side of the fence, Miss Grimm knows one thing for certain: she wants nothing to do with Mr. Happy. But Mr. Happy knows something too: given kindness and patience, anything can grow--even a friendship with lonely Miss Grimm.

Author Notes

Grace Maccarone is the author of numerous children's books including Miss Lina's Ballerinas, Princess Tales: Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures, A Day with Miss Lina's Ballerinas, and the First Grade Friends series. She has also worked as an editor at Scholastic.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-When two people who are opposites in every way become neighbors, everything changes-and for the better. Mr. Happy is cheerful. He wears a funny hat with a four-leaf clover sticking up. He adds polka dots to his roof and flies kites in the rain. Miss Grimm is surrounded by darkness and decay in her house, which is numbered 13. She slams doors and builds a scarecrow to keep the birds away. And although she tries to remain grim, the beauty that comes with living beside a happy person soon causes her to change her name (and her whole way of being) to something that reflects a happier way of living. Strasser's quirky illustrations add interest and humor to the page. There are symbols of good and bad luck in this story, as well as visuals that show how seeds are spread and grown. VERDICT This is a wonderful addition to large and small libraries.-Tanya Boudreau, Cold Lake Public Library, AB, Canada (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.