{"product_id":"son-of-happy-9781773061788","title":"Son of Happy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow would you feel if your dad were a clown?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe boy in this story never wants to go to his friends' birthday parties, because Happy the Clown is always there. And Happy is ... his dad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe wishes his dad had a regular job, like all the other kids' parents. He didn't mind his dad being a clown when he was a little kid, but now it's just embarrassing. And even worse, since business is slow, his dad is putting a sign on the front lawn advertising his clown services!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut one night at dinner Dad announces that he's going back to his old job of being a lawyer. \"You were a lawyer?\" the boy asks, incredulous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow his dad wears a suit and tie to work, the family can buy a new car, his mom can take piano lessons, and he can have a skateboard and cellphone. But something feels different. The boy wonders if his dad misses being a clown. Or is he the one who misses Happy?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith bittersweet humor, Cary Fagan brings us a story about a boy's growing consciousness and a father's realization that he can be himself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e speech bubbles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3\u003cbr\u003e Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFagan, Cary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCary Fagan is an award-winning author of books for children and adults. He has won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Jewish Book Award, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, among others. His many books include the picture book \u003cem\u003eA Cage Went in Search of a Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Banafsheh Erfanian (\"An original and thought-provoking exploration of the rhythms of friendship --\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review) and the short novel \u003cem\u003eThe Hollow Under the Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, an Ontario Library Association Best Bet. Cary lives with his family in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePavlovic, Milan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMilan Pavlovic lives in Toronto with his family. When he is not illustrating picture books, drawing or playing the ukulele, he is teaching visual communication and illustration at OCAD University and Seneca College. His other books include \u003cem\u003eMoon Wishes\u003c\/em\u003e by Guy and Patricia Storms, \u003cem\u003eSeamus's Short Story\u003c\/em\u003e by Heather Hartt-Sussman (\"The illustrations, in rich watercolor and colored pencil, are elegantly patterned --School Library Journal, starred review) and \u003cem\u003eThe Snuggly\u003c\/em\u003e by Glen Huser.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856691564818,"sku":"9781773061788","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a47bd1d-0e52-4810-9dd0-3726c7986daf.jpg?v=1737510069","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/son-of-happy-9781773061788","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}