A fun, flip-over picture book for children that reads from both front and back.
Smile Cry is an innovative picture book for young kids, showcasing the full emotional range of their formative years.
Readers’ follow three adorable characters: piglet, bunny and cat, as they react emotionally to a variety of events and circumstances from everyday life.
From an 'ate all the pies' smile to an 'ice-cream plopping down cry'; from a 'cosy under blanket smile' to a 'need a band-aid quick cry', children will empathize with the tear-jerking calamity of a popped balloon or lost toy, or feel the smiley warmth of being tickled.
It's the little things that touch the hearts of children the most, and Smile Cry typifies both the small joys and challenges that are the essence of childhood.
Younger kids will respond to the soft whimsical illustrations, while older readers will learn more about the range of their emotions; how it’s possible to cry with happiness and also smile with trepidation.
The clever ‘flip book’ format means that the ‘Smile’ story reads from front to back, while the ‘Cry’ story reads from back to front, with both delicious narratives meeting in the middle.
A heartfelt picture book that will be treasured for years, Smile Cry is perfect for ages 3 and upwards.
Features:
- Proven hardcover seller new in paperback at great price.
- The innovative ‘flip book’ format means that readers can enjoy the ‘Smile’ story before flipping the book over to read the ‘Cry’ story, with both stories meeting in the middle.
- Encourages kids to have a deeper understanding of their emotions, in all their complexity.
- Combines the talents of an award-winning author with an internationally recognized illustration talent.
- Emotional resilience is recognized increasingly as being vital to our wellbeing as adults. This book follows in the wake of the acclaimed animated film Inside Out in showing how we can’t be happy all the time, and that sad emotions are a normal part of our lives.