The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss (1949) is a book for the babe and toddler. This is a book I would read to an infant as they fell asleep. Toddler’s will enjoy memorizing the repetitive text. It matches exactly the illustrations. I predict they will pick up this book and pretend to read independently. Marc Simont’s drawings won a Caldecott Honor. Not much action in this story. Animals are hibernating under a snowy landscape for much of it. Then, one day, they all awaken and sniff something special in the air. They all run to find ... it’s too special to give away here. But their joy emanates from the page. We’re all happy.
