The Happy Valley

by Eric Berne

A story for young people. The characters in the story include a mixed-up python, a friendly sheep, a dutiful princess, an explorer, a billy goat, a kind prince and three robbers.

Genres: Childrens

54 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Eric Berne was a Canadian-born psychiatrist best known as the creator of transactional analysis. Eric was born on May 10, 1910 as Eric Lennard Bernstein in Montreal, Canada.He and his sister Grace, who was five years younger than Eric, were the children of a physician and a writer, David and Sara Gordon Bernstein.David Bernstein died in 1921, and the children were raised by their mother.

Bernstein attended Montreal's McGill University, graduating in 1931 and earning his M.D., C.M. in 1935.While at McGill he wrote for several student newspapers using pseudonyms. He followed graduation with a residency in psychiatry at Yale University, where he studied psychoanalysis under Paul Federn.

In 1943 he changed his legal name to Eric Berne.He continued to use pseudonyms, such as Cyprian St. Cyr ("Cyprian Sincere"), for whimsical articles in the Transactional Analysis Bulletin.

Berne's training was interrupted by World War II and his service in the Army Medical Corps, where he was promoted to the rank of Major. After working at Bushnell Army Hospital in Ogden, Utah, he was discharged in 1945.

Reviews

[Ayse_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly don't know what to say about this one. My daughter liked it and thought it was funny. I on the other hand like stories to have at least a point that they are trying to tell, or an idea, or a vision..If there is one in this book I didn't`t get it. While reading this; as strange as this may sound, and may be because of the lovely artwork in it; I had the feeling of listening to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds or Strawberry Fields Forever.
Not your typical children's book but quite fun to read..

[Amir Salar Pourhasan · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a story by Eric Bern and wanted to explain some roles in it. You can read it in 2 hoers or less. Maybe you like it or not but I say some good points in the book which makes it worth to read.

[Lorelei · Rating 4 out of 5]

An odd, whimsical book with really great artwork and strange, kindly characters.