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The Happy Day

by Ruth Krauss · 1949

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The woodland animals awake from their deep winter's sleep to discover the first sign of spring'a flower blooming in the snow.

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1950 Caldecott Honor Book

Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1940s1940sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 36 pages

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