Lyons Regional Library

"Isadora Bentley believes that happiness is something that flat-out doesn't exist in her life -- and never will. As a university researcher, Isadora keeps to herself as much as possible. She avoids the students she's supposed to befriend and mentor. She lives her own quiet, organized life in her own quiet, organized apartment. And she will never get involved in a romantic relationship again -- especially with another academic. It will be just Isadora...

Presents a picture book that tells a story about a young rat, Riley, who grows up living a very contented life, and whose life is compared to that of humans.

Join Good Luck Bear as he helps the Care Bears find the silver linings in their cloudy day.

In order to answer her mother's question about what would make her smile, a girl first asks various people, animals, and even the moon what makes them happy.

"The novel begins with the character of Ethan, a lawyer living in New York City who tells us the story of his family's life just as they learn his father - a textile manufacturer who spent long trips throughout Asia - has fathered a secret family from a woman he met on one of his trips and set up in a house in Queens. From here, we move to different related characters as the novel expands outward to the woman, her sons, a few surprise relations, some...

This extraordinary book focuses on the everyday moments that slow the world down for us: a hug from someone we haven't seen in a long time, the soft spot behind a cat's ear, a ladybug landing on your arm. And in the end, the answer to the question of what's sweeter rings truest of all.

Annie McRae finds that she does not need to depend on other people to make her day a happy one.

When a new bridge is built over the river, the happiest person in the town must be the first to cross it.

A young girl notices that her grandfather is unhappy and thinks a new chair might cheer him up.

"A starfish named Little Hoshi struggles to find happiness in her underwater ocean world and wishes she could be a star in the sky, but with the help of her ocean friends, she discovers the shine within"--