The Happiest Days

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Do you know the way that leads to the happiest day? Follow a young boy's journey as he searches for the key to happiness. With the help of the wise, old owl, the young boy travels around the world and meets many different people, but ultimately finds happiness where he least expected it. The Happiest Day is a story about confidence and adventure, trust and intuition, and is a great read for all ages!

Even happy days come to an end. In this remarkable collection, Cressida Connolly explores the lives of children and young people who find themselves split in two. A conversation on a trip to the zoo heralds the end of a family; a boy watches his father fold Aunt Rose into his arms and loses his vocation; a young girl grows jealous of the attention paid to her dying sister. Examining familiar emotions--love, loss, jealousy, loneliness--with a fresh eye, The Happiest Days is an exciting, original, startling debut.

The Happiest Day for Simeon and Sula share the joys and struggles of a brother and sister who live in Tanzania Africa. Waking up before the sun is up to begin chores for the family and walking miles to get water is unfamiliar to most who live in developed nations. Their hope to attend school one day is shared throughout the book. To be able to wear a school uniform and walk with shoes on their feet seems like a dream. Their dream becomes reality with the help of one person who set out to be their voice across the world. Enjoy the excitement as Simeon and Sula hear some wonderful news that help is on the way!

These are the stories Wil loves to tell, because they are the closest to his heart: stories about being a huge geek, passing his geeky hobbies and values along to his own children, and vividly painting what it meant to grow up in the '70s and come of age in the '80s as part of the video game/D & D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation.

Harry loves his life. He likes to ride his bicycle, and fly with the birds, and splash the fishes. but one day he finds out that someday he will die. Suddenly life is no longer fun. Only when Harry decides to live each day as if it's his last can he rediscover the joy in life. BOOK JACKET.

"Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise"--title page.