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Mme Bonheur
En rentrant de voyage, madame Bonheur s'arrêta à Val-De-Larmes, un pays très triste où il était interdit de sourire, de rire, et même de s'esclaffer. Mais comment ne pas être heureux quand on s’appelle madame Bonheur ?
40 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
About the author
Roger Hargreaves
1,349 books372 followersRoger Hargreaves was a British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books. He created the Mr. Men series, Little Miss series and Timbuctoo series, intended for young readers. The simple and humorous stories, with bold, brightly coloured illustrations, have sales of more than 85 million copies worldwide in 20 languages.
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June 18, 2018
This was so cute!
Do I have to say more? XD
Do I have to say more? XD
July 17, 2018
Miss Sunshine visits Miseryland - a horrible place. Good thing her sunny disposition keeps her from being sent to jail. She turns that frown upside down. Let's hope there is no such place as miseryland; how terrible.
Roger has a gift turning these simple stories into gems. He has created such a fun world. I relate to Miss Sunshine.
My nephew enjoyed this little story. He enjoys these books. He gave it 5 stars.
Roger has a gift turning these simple stories into gems. He has created such a fun world. I relate to Miss Sunshine.
My nephew enjoyed this little story. He enjoys these books. He gave it 5 stars.
September 8, 2021
Easily the most recognizable of the Little Miss in the series.
The story itself a little different to what I was expecting as most of this tale focuses on the residents of Miseryland, as it's been established that all forms of happiness has been forbidden by the King.
Little Miss Sunshine spots the sign whilst driving back from holiday and becomes curious as to why it's been outlawed.
There's a nice subtle message of questioning why people continue to do things that make them unhappy.
The King himself had only been following tradition.
These book are perfect fun ways for kids to learn important life lessons.
The story itself a little different to what I was expecting as most of this tale focuses on the residents of Miseryland, as it's been established that all forms of happiness has been forbidden by the King.
Little Miss Sunshine spots the sign whilst driving back from holiday and becomes curious as to why it's been outlawed.
There's a nice subtle message of questioning why people continue to do things that make them unhappy.
The King himself had only been following tradition.
These book are perfect fun ways for kids to learn important life lessons.
May 13, 2020
When you have had the warmest winter ever in Sweden and it is finally snowing, big heavy snowflakes blinding the sky outside your library window: and the calendar tells you it's 13th of May (!), you go back to reading Little Miss Sunshine for silly pleasures...
February 18, 2018
3.5 stars
I enjoyed reading Little Miss Sunshine, even though the book was a little more about her response to a kingdom of misery as oppose to Little Miss Sunshine herself, like many of the Mr. Men stories. I think that in a way, it leaves her character a bit wooden, but at the same time allows her to demonstrate her happy, giggly demeanor among authorities that cannot fathom such a thing. The measures that are taken are quite absurd, but in a way they make so much sense. It was a fun read!
I enjoyed reading Little Miss Sunshine, even though the book was a little more about her response to a kingdom of misery as oppose to Little Miss Sunshine herself, like many of the Mr. Men stories. I think that in a way, it leaves her character a bit wooden, but at the same time allows her to demonstrate her happy, giggly demeanor among authorities that cannot fathom such a thing. The measures that are taken are quite absurd, but in a way they make so much sense. It was a fun read!
September 27, 2023
Elle répand la joie sur son passage mais a quand même enfreint la loi donc faut lire les panneaux Madame Bonheur
February 3, 2019
A Little Ray
3 February 2019 – Port Fairy
This book seemed to be stuck to the bottom of the collection of Mr Men books that I had dug up from my parents house in order to artificially inflate the number of books that I had read in Goodreads (though, of course, I did read these books when I was much younger, so I guess they do count). Anyway, these Little Miss Books in a way feel like they have simply been tacked on to the end of the Mr Men collection just so the ladies could have a group with which they could relate to. In fact, this is, I believe, the only Little Miss book that I have read, let alone owned.
The story is set in Misery Land, where everybody is basically miserable, and anything to do with happiness is outlawed by the king. Why? Well, I don’t think anybody knows because this is the way things have always been and there is no real reason why one should change it. At least the king is flexible because along comes Little Miss Sunshine to show that things don’t necessarily need to be miserable, and with a stroke of her pen suddenly everybody is happy.
Gee, interesting analogy here, because it seems as if the suggestion is that the old ways, the ones that we are stuck doing because, well, we have always been doing them, is one of the things that makes us miserable. This is especially the case if there is no particular reason why we continue to do things, or at least a reason as to why we do it. Maybe it is because it makes a certain person rich, but it certainly isn’t making us all that rich.
The interesting thing is that change doesn’t need to be all that difficult, as Little Miss Sunshine pointed out. All she needed to do was to change the sign, which was effectively a law pronounced by the king, and of course the king could easily renounce that law. Actually, not necessarily, because the Pope can’t renounce edicts that have been spoken by previous Popes, such as allowing priests to marry. I guess that isn’t all that much of an issue here though, because the King doesn’t jump up and start complaining that Little Miss Sunshine can’t rescind a law that one of the King’s ancient ancestors have put in place.
This is what we call progress, moving on from the past, and getting rid of that baggage that makes us miserable. In fact, notice how people, when they make their way through the city, never seem to have a smile on their face. Well, okay, if they are with somebody, but generally, when people are by themselves they all seem to be miserable. In fact sometimes it feels as if we are living in Miseryland. Maybe it has something to do with the conservatives being in power.
3 February 2019 – Port Fairy
This book seemed to be stuck to the bottom of the collection of Mr Men books that I had dug up from my parents house in order to artificially inflate the number of books that I had read in Goodreads (though, of course, I did read these books when I was much younger, so I guess they do count). Anyway, these Little Miss Books in a way feel like they have simply been tacked on to the end of the Mr Men collection just so the ladies could have a group with which they could relate to. In fact, this is, I believe, the only Little Miss book that I have read, let alone owned.
The story is set in Misery Land, where everybody is basically miserable, and anything to do with happiness is outlawed by the king. Why? Well, I don’t think anybody knows because this is the way things have always been and there is no real reason why one should change it. At least the king is flexible because along comes Little Miss Sunshine to show that things don’t necessarily need to be miserable, and with a stroke of her pen suddenly everybody is happy.
Gee, interesting analogy here, because it seems as if the suggestion is that the old ways, the ones that we are stuck doing because, well, we have always been doing them, is one of the things that makes us miserable. This is especially the case if there is no particular reason why we continue to do things, or at least a reason as to why we do it. Maybe it is because it makes a certain person rich, but it certainly isn’t making us all that rich.
The interesting thing is that change doesn’t need to be all that difficult, as Little Miss Sunshine pointed out. All she needed to do was to change the sign, which was effectively a law pronounced by the king, and of course the king could easily renounce that law. Actually, not necessarily, because the Pope can’t renounce edicts that have been spoken by previous Popes, such as allowing priests to marry. I guess that isn’t all that much of an issue here though, because the King doesn’t jump up and start complaining that Little Miss Sunshine can’t rescind a law that one of the King’s ancient ancestors have put in place.
This is what we call progress, moving on from the past, and getting rid of that baggage that makes us miserable. In fact, notice how people, when they make their way through the city, never seem to have a smile on their face. Well, okay, if they are with somebody, but generally, when people are by themselves they all seem to be miserable. In fact sometimes it feels as if we are living in Miseryland. Maybe it has something to do with the conservatives being in power.
September 29, 2019
Solid 4 stars. One of my favourite Little Miss books.
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January 8, 2016
Little Miss Sunshine is very happy, but this book was pretty dull compared to the others.
June 6, 2016
This is undoubtedly the most popular Little Miss, if not because of the story then because of the image and the name. Being familiar with other Roger Hargreaves' character stories, I expected something way more simple and straightforward (to explain why this character is such a "sunshine") but the story is actually a bit richer. The inclusion of a fictional land, Miseryland, and its king makes it way better. Oh yeah, the Miseryland worms were my favorite.
February 10, 2010
My children love the Little Miss and Little Mister books. Little Miss Sunshine is one of my daughter's favorites. I read it using various voices for the different characters. She especially likes it when Little Miss Sunshine helps the people of Miseryland become happy. These stories are great little lessons for kids.
September 28, 2015
Ah, Mr Men and Little Miss, how wonderful you are!
These books made up so much of my childhood. No matter what I would go ahead and pick one up. I worked my way through them all a couple of times. Each one has a wonderful story for the child to engage with, each character being fun to read.
Everyone has a bias for their favourite character, yet every book is delightful.
These books made up so much of my childhood. No matter what I would go ahead and pick one up. I worked my way through them all a couple of times. Each one has a wonderful story for the child to engage with, each character being fun to read.
Everyone has a bias for their favourite character, yet every book is delightful.
October 15, 2016
I use these book to help children identity personality traits in their peers. They will often Identify a persona with a friend in the class or at home.
It's a great conversation starter with kids!
Always helpful for talking about your feelings as well.
Like when "how does that make you feel when ...... does this? or do you like it when .... does this?"
It's a great conversation starter with kids!
Always helpful for talking about your feelings as well.
Like when "how does that make you feel when ...... does this? or do you like it when .... does this?"
November 1, 2017
A firm favourite with my children and grandchildren plus the adults of course.
Who could not love these wonderful books by Roger Hargreaves.
Recommended.
Who could not love these wonderful books by Roger Hargreaves.
Recommended.
January 8, 2020
✔️ a book with a weather element in the title 🌞 (thanks Sim you actual ray of sunshine)
August 1, 2020
Considering that 'Little Miss Sunshine' is the subject of this book, it is surprising to discover that the opening sentence in the book is, 'Welcome to Miseryland.' And, as is to be expected by the town's name, everything in it is miserable, indeed it is classed as 'the most miserable place in the world'. For instance birds wake up in the trees crying and even the King of Miseryland sat on his throne all day with tears streaming down his face; 'Oh, I'm so unhappy,' he sobbed.
Then into this atmosphere comes Little Miss Sunshine. She is returning from her holiday where she had a lovely time. She was driving home, whistling happily when she saw a sign saying 'To Miseryland'. As she had never heard of it before, she decided to turn off and visit the town.
What greeted her was a sign declaring'YOU ARE NOW ENTERING MISERYLAND' underneath which were the words 'SMILING, LAUGHING, CHUCKLING, GIGGLING FORBIDDEN by order of the King'.
She arrived at a castle and smilingly asked the soldier on guard if she could see the King. The guard immediately placed her under arrest and when she asked why he explained that she had been smiling.
This led to an encounter between Little Miss Sunshine and the King and she queried the whole concept of Miseryland and explained what needed to be done to make it change. The King at first was unconvinced but then he saw the light and when Little Miss Sunshine left, he was laughing and Miseryland had changed its name. I wonder if you can work out what its new name was?
A lovely little story with a happy and laughter-filled ending [clue to the new name of the town!].
Then into this atmosphere comes Little Miss Sunshine. She is returning from her holiday where she had a lovely time. She was driving home, whistling happily when she saw a sign saying 'To Miseryland'. As she had never heard of it before, she decided to turn off and visit the town.
What greeted her was a sign declaring'YOU ARE NOW ENTERING MISERYLAND' underneath which were the words 'SMILING, LAUGHING, CHUCKLING, GIGGLING FORBIDDEN by order of the King'.
She arrived at a castle and smilingly asked the soldier on guard if she could see the King. The guard immediately placed her under arrest and when she asked why he explained that she had been smiling.
This led to an encounter between Little Miss Sunshine and the King and she queried the whole concept of Miseryland and explained what needed to be done to make it change. The King at first was unconvinced but then he saw the light and when Little Miss Sunshine left, he was laughing and Miseryland had changed its name. I wonder if you can work out what its new name was?
A lovely little story with a happy and laughter-filled ending [clue to the new name of the town!].
April 16, 2014
I liked how the style of drawing showed all the way through the book. In the book all the characters, whether their birds, worms or people, mimicked the same style drawing. I liked bow he decided to open this book as well, rather than just having Little Mrs. Sunshine go around and be happy he had the book start out Misery Land where everyone was sad and cried all the time. She randomly decided to visit the town and ended up getting arrested for one of the forbidden thing and smiles in the town which were: giggling, chuckling, smiling, laughing and ect.. Instead of getting arrested Little Mrs. Sunshine changed the sign that said everything happy was illegal. She showed him around and showed him all the things he can be happy about. This shows children that a simple change of attitude can truly have an effect on your situation.
October 28, 2012
Little Miss Sunshine was particularly one of my favourites as a child. When I was a child, the book encouraged me to use voices in my reading, something which I gained confidence in over time. Although I was not aware, the Little Miss Sunshine story taught me to try and make people happy and to be happy myself.
Looking at the story from a trainee teacher point of view, I believe that the story is encouraging to children and allows children to explore. It allows children the opportunity to explore how and why Little Miss Sunshine cheered up the people of misery land. Why was misery land called misery land? Why did Little Miss Sunshine want to help the people of misery land?
A fantastic story for all children.
Looking at the story from a trainee teacher point of view, I believe that the story is encouraging to children and allows children to explore. It allows children the opportunity to explore how and why Little Miss Sunshine cheered up the people of misery land. Why was misery land called misery land? Why did Little Miss Sunshine want to help the people of misery land?
A fantastic story for all children.
November 30, 2016
I wasn't one of those kids who grew up reading Mr. Men and Little Miss books, although I recall seeing them in the school library when I was younger.
I received this as a gift from my sister yesterday; it came with a cute, yellow Little Miss Sunshine mug. Over the years, I've become quite the coffee mug collector.
This tiny story was inside the package and it instantly brought a smile to my face. I'm one of those who live in a world much like Miseryland...most likely the reason behind why I received this as a gift. Little Miss Sunshine, however, taught me that it doesn't have to always be "doom and gloom" with a little change to your perspective.
I received this as a gift from my sister yesterday; it came with a cute, yellow Little Miss Sunshine mug. Over the years, I've become quite the coffee mug collector.
This tiny story was inside the package and it instantly brought a smile to my face. I'm one of those who live in a world much like Miseryland...most likely the reason behind why I received this as a gift. Little Miss Sunshine, however, taught me that it doesn't have to always be "doom and gloom" with a little change to your perspective.
August 21, 2013
I absolutely loved these Mr Men and Little Miss books. I remember getting them from my granny every week. There was so much from these simple characters, I remember filling my little bookshelf with all these books making sure I had got them all in right order. I wish I still had these books but somehow most of them got lost with many house moves or my mum gave the rest away. If I ever have kids, I will make sure they get the chance to experience these wonderful, colourful books.
May 4, 2012
I'm not really sure why I picked up this book. I guess maybe the cover intrigued me because the characters looked familiar. The story was lackluster at best though. It wasn't very engaging. I wouldn't recommend.
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2012...
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2012...
February 16, 2014
I still remember reading this book and all of the Roger Hargreaves books, including Mr. Happy and Little Miss Neat, when I was in first grade. I bought the whole set of these little books to have in my classroom if I am in the primary grades. They all have some sort of a lesson and are fun reads for beginning readers.
October 24, 2014
Although this isn't 'Little Miss Giggles', 'Little Miss Sunshine' is still a giggling, happy character, but the story wasn't really funny to match her personality. This story didn't captivate me as much as some of the other Mr. Men and Little Miss books, but I give it 4 stars seeing it's a children's story and it would probably captivate children.
December 28, 2014
The 'Mr Men' and 'Little Miss' books are so simple yet so effective. I love the way that all the characters are linked and how characters pop up in other stories!
The books are great for encouraging young children to read because they are interesting, have a variety of simple language and are short enough that young children don't get bored! Children love collecting all the characters too.
The books are great for encouraging young children to read because they are interesting, have a variety of simple language and are short enough that young children don't get bored! Children love collecting all the characters too.
March 20, 2008
Got this for Christmas from my Mom. On the inside cover she wrote, "You always make everyone happy, just like a ray from the sun." Awwwww....... She also got me the shirt, made popular by none other than Miss Britney Spears.
July 23, 2008
I love all of the Little Miss and Mr...Books! They are all wonderful and I would recommend them all to anyone with children. I love them so much that a few months ago I bought about 20 of them to re-start my collection. I sure wish I had my original books. Oh well. I hope you enjoy!
April 10, 2017
I was reading this tonight to CC and found myself using a particular cadence as I read. Then I remembered I had the audio of this as a kid and realized I was reading it the same way I used to hear it. I love this little series and I'm so glad I can share it with my kids and they love it, too!
January 25, 2017
Really basic easy readers. It's one of the most popular series in our kid's library, so I finally picked up a few to see what they're all about. I didn't really get the allure, but the kid's are undeniably in love with them.
July 1, 2018
4 out of 5 stars! ⭐️ There is nothing cuter than Little Miss Sunshine - I loved reading this book. Short synopsis would be: No one could be happier than Little Miss Sunshine but can she change the way things are done in MiseryLand?
September 11, 2007
Wow, this really brought me back to my childhood. I had the entire Mr. men and Little Miss series and seeing the cover made me recall snuggling with my mom and our reading pillow. :O)
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