Happy Sad

Pippa Goodhart and Augusta Kirkwood have created a beautiful picture book about empathy and love, featuring Toby and a mermaid stranded in a rock pool. It explores themes of friendship, love, family, and loss and encourages parents and children to come together to uncover the meaning of empathy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 28 pages
Publication date: 06 June 2022
Publisher: Little Door Books

Award-winning author Pippa Goodhart and illustrator Augusta Kirkwood have collaborated once again, following their delightful 2019 collaboration Daddy Frog and the Moon, to bring forth this captivating picture book that explores the themes of empathy and love. In a time when conversations revolve around friendship, love, family, and loss, this gentle story, accompanied by its magnificent illustrations, serves as a means for parents and children to come together and unravel the essence of empathy. Can one experience happiness and sadness simultaneously? When Toby discovers a stranded mermaid in a rock pool on the beach, he decides to bring her home and attempts to cheer her up through songs, stories, and a paddling pool filled with bubbles. Initially, Toby and the mermaid enjoy their time together, but as the mermaid witnesses the deep love and affection between Toby and his family, she begins to miss her own family and home. This story delves into the realm of emotions, love, happiness, and the art of letting go.

Weight: 174g
Dimension: 239 x 241 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781916205420