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Roots of Happiness

100 Words for Joy and Hope from Britain’s Most-Loved Word Expert
By Susie Dent
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Roots of Happiness by Susie Dent is a delightful children's book that explores the origin of happiness through a series of whimsical stories. It introduces young readers to the beauty of language and words, encouraging them to find joy and positivity in everyday expressions. With charming illustrations, the book aims to inspire a love of words and an appreciation for the simpler, happier moments in life.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the rich tapestry of the English language, especially through the curious and joyful eyes of children. Susie Dent's delightful storytelling brings to life the words and expressions that capture moments of happiness and wonder, making it perfect for young readers and word enthusiasts alike.

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A beautifully illustrated book from bestselling author, broadcaster and word expert, Susie Dent, highlighting 100 joyful and often unknown words and phrases from our language (and other languages from around the world).

Roots of Happiness by Susie Dent explores the light hiding in the deepest, darkest corners of our language. It takes just a short browse through the dictionary to spot how it is filled with negative words. But Susie has searched far and wide to unearth happy and uplifting words and phrases that, in some cases, are long forgotten, while others have only just been discovered.

Paired with beautiful illustrations, this is the perfect book to lift you out of your mubble fubbles (a slightly sad mood), make you grin like a gigglemug (someone who never stops smiling), and have you feeling forblissed (extremely happy) in no time.

This joyous collection of 100 positive words will show readers young and old just how wonderful language can be—and how you can use your words to make the world a happier place.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241573198

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Harriet Hobday

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 198.0mm

Height: 223.0mm

Weight: 620g

Pages: 128

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Happiness & Mental Health Penguin Books Susie Dent

About the Author

Susie Dent (Author) Susie Dent is a writer and broadcaster on language. She recently celebrated 25 years as the resident word expert on C4's Countdown, and also appears on the show's comedy sister 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown. Susie comments regularly on TV and radio on words in the news. Susie answers notes and queries about words and phrases in weekly columns in the Radio Times and The Week Junior. She has written for the Independent on Sunday, the Telegraph, and the Times, and is the author of several books, including her latest, Dent's Modern Tribes. She is a spokesperson for Oxford University Press, and has been a judge on the Costa Book Awards and on the Academy Excellence Awards. Susie regularly delivers key-note speeches to both small companies and major corporations on language and communication. @susie_dent Harriet Hobday (Illustrator) Harriet Hobday is an extraordinary new talent, a recent graduate of the MA Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Currently based in Edinburgh, she was highly commended in the Macmillan Prize 2015 and runner-up for The Batsford Prize 2018.

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