I remember telling my YFC household head to never ask me how I am once - she needed to ask me twice (and sometimes even more) because I automatically answer “Fine” or “I’m okay” whenever they ask me how I am. When I was in college, I used to call myself a sugarcoater. Like what the dust jacket and cover shows, there is more to Happyface than his smiley face. Happyface may sound and look like a happy book, but I was surprised to find myself sighing and feeling really…well, sad, about Happyface. Of course, again, I’m not an artist, and I can’t draw, so I can’t exactly say how hard or easy keeping a journal with art is.
I do wonder sometimes how Happyface can have the time to draw and write - writing is hard enough, but drawing them as well? Wow. I can’t draw to save my life, so I am immediately in awe of anyone who can draw something that is more than a stick figure. However, Happyface made me appreciate art (simple as they may be sometimes), and the images were not there just to be there, but they really add to the story. I’m not big on graphics or photos in a novel - I like words more. It was bright, and the smiley made an interesting cover, and when I took a peek inside, I saw that it was a book…with drawings!īut what really convinced me to buy is when I removed the half dust jacket and saw this: The bright yellow cover called me the moment I entered the YA section of Fully Booked Eastwood. With a fresh and funny combination of text and fully integrated art, Happyface is an original storytelling experience.
Join him as he makes new friends, tries to hide from his past, and ultimately learns to face the world with a genuine smile. See the world through his hilariously self-deprecating eyes as he learns to shed his comic-book-loving, computer-game playing ways. My copy: hardbound, bought from Fully BookedĮnter Happyface’s journal and get a peek into the life of a shy, artistic boy who decides to reinvent himself as a happy-go-lucky guy after he moves to a new town. Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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