A magical family read time

Διαβάσαμε με την 6χρονη κόρη μου την ελληνική έκδοση με τίτλο «Ο κύριος Χαρούμενος και το Μαγικό Βιβλίο» των εκδόσεων χάρτινη πόλη.

Mr Happy needs to stop messing with people.

Mr happy saw a book.It was a spell book.He said many spells.The wizard invited him for supper.

Mr.Happy and the wizard

When Mr. Happy visits the library he doesn't expect to discover a talking book. But that is just what happens and the book is a magic book and the speaker is a wizard.

The wizard persuades Mr. Happy to take the book home with him and on his way home he meets Mr. Forgetful, Mr. Worry and Mr. Small and on each occasion he asks the wizard to produce a spell to help each of them.

But the spells do not work out quite right and Mr. Happy has quite a job reversing them so much so that when he has the opportunity to choose a spell for himself he declines!

When a wizard's spell book is used by Mr Happy it leads to some unintended consequences.

‎I thought this book had a sweet story, good illustrations and the moral underlying this tale was sensible.

On his way to return a wizard's lost spell book and hat, Mr. Happy tries using magic to help other Mr. Men characters.

This story introduces the idea of things having unintended consequences, cautioning readers to be careful what you wish for or, in this case, be careful which spell you cast.

I appreciated that the story beings with Mr. Happy's regular Saturday morning visit to the public library. Being a reader must certainly contribute to Mr. Happy’s happiness.

Yrs later, my son STILL lives this book. simple illustrations, some good vocabulary thrown in, I love these books!

Fabulous vibrant illustrations. A happy, good intentions gone wrong magical story.

Not sure I agree 100% with the message here.

A fun book for little hands and big minds, which teaches the reader that each one of us is great in our own way, flaws included, even if, or precisely because, none of us are perfect.
A lovely read that all children will enjoy.
The illustrations are friendly and expressive, which is a wonderful bonus.