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The Little Book of Joy

By Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Illustrated by Rafael López

By Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Illustrated by Rafael López

By Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Illustrated by Rafael López

By Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Illustrated by Rafael López

By Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Illustrated by Rafael López

By Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Illustrated by Rafael López

By Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and Random House
Read by Francois Chau and Peter Francis James

By Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu and Random House
Read by Francois Chau and Peter Francis James

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Sep 27, 2022 | ISBN 9780593484234 | 3-7 years

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    About The Little Book of Joy

    Nobel Peace Prize winners His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their own childhood struggles to show young readers how they can thrive and find joy even during the most challenging times in this picture book adaptation of the international bestseller The Book of Joy.

    If you just focus on the thing that is making you sad, then the sadness is all you see. But if you look around, you will see that joy is everywhere.
     
    In their only collaboration for children, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu use their childhood stories to show young people how to find joy even in hard times and why sharing joy with others makes it grow. The two spiritual masters tell a simple story, vibrantly brought to life by bestselling illustrator Rafael López, of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.
     
    Sprung from the friendship, humor, and deep affection between these holy men, the book is a perfectly timed and important gift from two revered spiritual leaders to children. It is a reminder that joy is abundant—no matter what challenges we face—and has the power to transform the world around us even in the darkest of times.

    About The Little Book of Joy

    Nobel Peace Prize winners His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their own childhood struggles to show young readers how they can thrive and find joy even during the most challenging times in this picture book adaptation of the international bestseller The Book of Joy.

    If you just focus on the thing that is making you sad, then the sadness is all you see. But if you look around, you will see that joy is everywhere.
     
    In their only collaboration for children, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu use their childhood stories to show young people how to find joy even in hard times and why sharing joy with others makes it grow. The two spiritual masters tell a simple story, vibrantly brought to life by bestselling illustrator Rafael López, of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.
     
    Sprung from the friendship, humor, and deep affection between these holy men, the book is a perfectly timed and important gift from two revered spiritual leaders to children. It is a reminder that joy is abundant—no matter what challenges we face—and has the power to transform the world around us even in the darkest of times.

    About The Little Book of Joy

    Nobel Peace Prize winners His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their own childhood struggles to show young readers how they can thrive and find joy even during the most challenging times in this picture book adaptation of the international bestseller The Book of Joy.

    If you just focus on the thing that is making you sad, then the sadness is all you see. But if you look around, you will see that joy is everywhere.
     
    In their only collaboration for children, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu use their childhood stories to show young people how to find joy even in hard times and why sharing joy with others makes it grow. The two spiritual masters tell a simple story, vibrantly brought to life by bestselling illustrator Rafael López, of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.
     
    Sprung from the friendship, humor, and deep affection between these holy men, the book is a perfectly timed and important gift from two revered spiritual leaders to children. It is a reminder that joy is abundant—no matter what challenges we face—and has the power to transform the world around us even in the darkest of times.

    About The Little Book of Joy

    Nobel Peace Prize winners His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu share their own childhood struggles to show young readers how they can thrive and find joy even during the most challenging times in this adaptation of the international bestseller The Book of Joy.

    If you just focus on the thing that is making you sad, then the sadness is all you see. But if you look around, you will see that joy is everywhere.
     
    In their only collaboration for children, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu use their childhood stories to show young people how to find joy even in hard times and why sharing joy with others makes it grow. The two spiritual masters tell a simple story of how every child has joy inside them, even when it sometimes hides, and how we can find it, keep it close, and grow it by sharing it with the world.
     
    Sprung from the friendship, humor, and deep affection between these holy men, the book is a perfectly timed and important gift from two revered spiritual leaders to children. It is a reminder that joy is abundant—no matter what challenges we face—and has the power to transform the world around us even in the darkest of times.

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    About Dalai Lama

    Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless… More about Dalai Lama

    About Desmond Tutu

    Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa, was a prominent leader in the crusade for justice and reconciliation in South… More about Desmond Tutu

    About Dalai Lama

    Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless… More about Dalai Lama

    About Desmond Tutu

    Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa, was a prominent leader in the crusade for justice and reconciliation in South… More about Desmond Tutu

    About Dalai Lama

    Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people. His tireless… More about Dalai Lama

    About Desmond Tutu

    Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa, was a prominent leader in the crusade for justice and reconciliation in South… More about Desmond Tutu

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    About Desmond Tutu

    Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa, was a prominent leader in the crusade for justice and reconciliation in South… More about Desmond Tutu

    About Random House

    Established in July 2013 in a merger between Penguin and Random House, Penguin Random House, with nearly 250 independent imprints… More about Random House

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Sep 27, 2022 | 40 Pages | 9-1/2 x 10-3/4 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780593484234

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $21.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Sep 27, 2022 | 40 Pages | 9-1/2 x 10-3/4 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780593484241

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
    Sep 27, 2022 | 40 Pages | 10 x 10 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780593484258

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Wellness & Social Topics | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $5.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Sep 27, 2022 | 8 Minutes | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780593613627

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    Praise

    “It’s hard to imagine anyone in the world more qualified to deliver such a message than these two…López expands the simply delivered proposal in fresh and lyrical ways.” – Kirkus Reviews

    “With unalloyed optimism, the pages earnestly lean into the creators’ comforting promise:’As it spreads from person to person, the world will fill with JOY.'” – Publishers Weekly  

    “The pages glow…For children who find themselves in a puzzling and difficult world, this work can offer hope and guidance.” – School Library Journal

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