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Happiness According to Humphrey

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Happiness According to Humphrey features Humphrey, who is unsqueakably excited—a special guest is coming to Room 26! But when he sees who it is, he's SHOCKED-SHOCKED-SHOCKED. The guest is a big dog! And Mrs. Brisbane doesn't seem worried at all! Luckily, this dog is very gentle.... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Everyone's favourite classroom pet is unsqueakably thrilled to be in a NEW-NEW-NEW novel to celebrate his 20th anniversary!

Everyone's favourite classroom pet is unsqueakably thrilled to be in a NEW-NEW-NEW novel to celebrate his 20th anniversary!

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Happiness According to Humphrey features Humphrey, who is unsqueakably excited—a special guest is coming to Room 26! But when he sees who it is, he's SHOCKED-SHOCKED-SHOCKED. The guest is a big dog! And Mrs. Brisbane doesn't seem worried at all!

Luckily, this dog is very gentle. His name is Happy, and he's come to help Humphrey's classmates with their reading. Then they hear about more dogs—a friendly one who can do tricks and sing, and a beloved pet who has gone missing. Of course, everyone wants to help find her.

Good thing Humphrey is so good at helping kids solve their problems. And he pawsitively loves to solve a mystery—even one involving a dog!

With a fresh voice and an engaging hamster's-eye view of school, families, and treats to hide in a cheek pouch, Betty G. Birney's Humphrey will elicit laughter and a new appreciation for classroom hamsters everywhere.

Series: Humphrey the Hamster

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571397228

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Betty G. Birney has won many awards for writing for television, including an Emmy, three Humanitas Prizes, and a Writers Guild of America Award, and she won the Christopher Award for Friendship According to Humphrey. In addition to the Humphrey series, she is the author of The Seven Wonders of Sassafrass Springs and The Princess and the Peabody's. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where her parents grew up as neighbours on Humphrey Street. Her website, bettybirney.com, is full of fun Humphrey activities and information. She lives in New York City.

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