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Miss Happiness and Miss Flower (Hardcover)

by Rumer Godden (Author), Gary Blythe (Illustrator)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Children's Books; New edition edition (1 Sep 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405088567
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405088565
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 355,776 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When little Nona is sent from her sunny home in India to live with her relatives in chilly England, she is miserable. Then a box arrives for her in the post and inside, wrapped up in tissue paper, are two little Japanese dolls. A slip of paper says their names are Miss Happiness and Miss Flower. Nona thinks that they must feel lonely too, so far away from home.

Then Nona has an idea – she will build her dolls the perfect house! It will be just like a Japanese home in every way. It will even have a tiny Japanese garden. And as she begins to make Miss Happiness and Miss Flower happy, Nona finds that she is happier too.



About the Author

Rumer Godden was one of the UK’s most distinguished authors. She wrote many well-known and much-loved books for both adults and children, including The Story of Holly and Ivy and The Dolls' House. Her children’s novel, The Diddakoi, won the Whitbread Children’s Book Award in 1972.

She was awarded the OBE in 1993 and died in 1998, aged ninety.

Gary Blythe is a successful illustrator best-known for The Whale Song , which won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Award, and I Believe in Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo. He lives in Merseyside.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book., 5 Dec 2002
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This review is from: Miss Happiness and Miss Flower (Library Binding)
I read this book when I was about six, and was absolutely entranced by it. The descriptions are beautiful, and since then I have reread the book about twenty times. Literally. All ages can enjoy the book, and it is also informative, teaching children about Japanese culture.

The book is informative, beautifully written, and heartwarming. Every child deserves a copy of it.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Miss Happiness and Miss Flower, 12 Jul 2003
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This review is from: Miss Happiness and Miss Flower (Young Puffin Books) (Paperback)
This is a magical book for all girls of all ages. Based on the classic tale of a stranger being forced to live with distant relatives and not liking one bit the new arrangements. Gradullay, through, her interest and enthusiasm about making a Japanese doll house she wins everyone round and ends up loving her new life. What really makes this story stand out is the information and detail and love of a different culture - Japan - that really shines through, making it a classic for everyone who has ever read it. The only shame is it is out of print!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this and feel happy, 7 Feb 2007
By Mrs. E. L. Spencer "Bethy Bookworm" (Derbyshire) - See all my reviews
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My mum read this to me as a child, and I have revisited it with my own 6 year old. It is wonderful, and my daughter loved it so much she is now reading it for herself. The characters are all beautifully drawn. Rumer Godden captures Nona's homesickness, and the gentle story of how Nona grows to settle into her new home through creating a home for the Japanese dolls is told with much sensitivity. I had forgotten how mean Belinda was, but of course, she too learns a lesson through the dolls. It is also a lovely introduction to Japanese culture for both children and adults.
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