A review by heisereads
My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith

5.0

A beautiful book, filled with lovely illustrations of an Indigenous family, celebrating the simple things in life/their culture that fills their hearts with happiness. Even though it's a board book, I would share this one far and wide in classrooms of all ages. It would be a fantastic mentor text for students to create their own versions, and provides a way to see First Nations peoples as contemporary and honors their culture. Themes about appreciating the small moments in your life and the people who surround and love you provide a lesson worth talking about with students and children.
A fantastic #ownvoices selection, with both the author and illustrator members of First Nations tribes.