Joy

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Spirituality & Practice Award Winner 2018

Fern’s Nanna has not been herself of late. And when Mum remarks that all the joy seems to have gone out of her life, Fern decides to fetch the joy back. With her catching-kit at the ready, she goes to the park and finds joy in all sorts of unusual places. Whooooshh! But Fern soon realises that joy doesn’t fit in a bag, or a box or a tin! How will she manage to bring some back to Nanna?

Emotional, funny and uplifting, this beautiful picture book has a strong message about empathy and maintaining loving relationships with our grandparents. Guaranteed to bring a bit of joy into every reader’s life, this story is a pure delight.

“A pure delight!” - Cerrie Burnell

“Heartwarming” – Kirkus Reviews

“Follath’s sweet, heart-on-her-sleeve pictures, Fern’s sense of agency, and the story’s core conceit—that you can’t package joy—may strike a chord” – Publishers Weekly

“Sweet and uplifting, this empathetic picture book portrays the child-grandparent bond so charmingly and celebrates the blessings that relationship can bring to both generations” – Books for Topics

“Averiss truly captures the essence of happiness together with the kindness of intergenerational friendships” – Babyccino Blog