October 2015 Debut of the Month ‘Happy! Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth!’ Pharrell William’s song is irresistible, guaranteed to cheer you up and fill you with optimism whatever your mood. Now he’s taken the words and turned them into a bright and equally cheery photographic picture book. Happy children beam out from the pages, playing with fun-looking cardboard props and dancing to the music that all readers will have playing in their heads. To be perfectly honest the text works better in the song than on the page, but this is still a book that will bring a smile to your face every time you open it, and that’s got to be a good thing. ~ Andrea Reece
Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams' super-hit song Happy is now a picture book nominated for an Academy Award, Happy was the best-selling song of 2014 in the United Kingdom, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. Now Pharrell Williams brings his beloved song to the youngest of readers in photographs of children across cultures celebrating what it means to be happy. All the exuberance of the song pulses from these vibrant photographs of excited, happy kids.
Redefining cool for a new generation, Pharrell Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, and design to express his distinctive style. As a singer, songwriter and producer, Pharrell wears many hats, and has earned seven Grammy awards for his work. His multi-media creative collective i am OTHER includes fashion, music, entertainment, and art endeavours. Happy! is his first children's book.
