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The Smile
When a baby smiles at his sister, the joy she feels is so powerful that it sets in motion a chain of kindness that spreads around the world . . . and back.
- GenresPicture Books
Hardcover
Published March 3, 2022
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Marie Voigt
21 books11 followersAuthor Illustrator with Simon & Schuster and Oxford Uni Press. Red and the City out now. The Light in the Night out Feb 2019. Rep'd by Curtis Brown. I hope to delight and inspire with my work so that it may have a small impact on helping make our world that little bit brighter and happier.
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July 30, 2022
A child’s smile has a way of melting your heart, and it’s something that encourages adults to make them happy. When they are happy, it usually means they are healthy and feeling good. What they probably don’t realize is the impact their smile and happiness has on others around them. In a new children’s book called “The Smile”, written and illustrated by Marie Voigt, they see just how much something as carefree as a smile can spread joy from one person to the next.
In a sequence that unfolds page by page, we observe the result of one kind gesture given encourages another one received. Before long, the feeling has spread from a house, to a neighborhood, to a classroom, and eventually the world. From the time you lay your eyes on the beautiful cover highlighted by gold foil print, you’ll be grinning ear to ear. This book also celebrates global diversity, music, education, and community, with intentional mindful wordplay and sweet, gorgeous illustrations.
In a sequence that unfolds page by page, we observe the result of one kind gesture given encourages another one received. Before long, the feeling has spread from a house, to a neighborhood, to a classroom, and eventually the world. From the time you lay your eyes on the beautiful cover highlighted by gold foil print, you’ll be grinning ear to ear. This book also celebrates global diversity, music, education, and community, with intentional mindful wordplay and sweet, gorgeous illustrations.
August 11, 2022
Awe the wonder of a smile. Great book for summer reading 2023 when the theme is All In This Together.
September 26, 2022
Sweetly illustrated story about the power of a smile. I’d hate for kids, especially girls, to think they should always be smiling and happy, though.
January 1, 2023
Beautiful story of how a smile travels from person to person.
June 15, 2023
Used for a storytime! Really cute!
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October 18, 2023Re: every little kindness
March 3, 2024
About the power and importance of a smile
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