A Bottle of Happiness

Description

Pim and dog Tiddle went over a mountain, and found a rich market place. Pim asked a man, "Please may I eat one of those beautiful fruits?" "What will you give me in return for the fruit?" said the man. "I haven't got anything," said Pim. "There must be something that your people have that we don't," said a woman. Pim looked around. "I think we have more happiness than you have," said Pim. "Bring us some of that, then," said the man. But how can you bottle and transport happiness?

Pippa Goodhart is the author of over a hundred children's books, including prize- winning picture book 'You Choose', and the 'Winnie the Witch' storybooks which she writes under the pen name of Laura Owen. She trained as a teacher, and worked for many years in bookselling before becoming a mother and a writer. Ehsan Abdollahi is an illustrator of children's picture books as well as magazines and newspapers. He teaches illustration at the Tehran University of Art. Ehsan is inspired by the environment, fabrics and clothes of the people from the Southern part of Iran (where he was born) and uses bold colours and rich patterns in his illustrations.