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Three best friends - a lizard, a monkey and a frog - find a magical box and embark on a quest through the jungle to discover the secret of happiness.
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The Happiness Box : A Wartime Book of Hope
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'In 1942, Sergeant “Griff” Griffin was a prisoner of war. With Christmas approaching, he decided to make a book for the children cooped up in nearby Changi Prison. The book was said to contain the secrets to happiness. But the enemy was suspicious … With this picture book, award winners Mark Greenwood and Andrew McLean bring to life the inspirational true story of a book that became a National Treasure.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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The Happiness Box : A Wartime Book of Hope
Andrew McLean
(illustrator),
Glebe
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Walker Books Australia
,
2018
13959149
2018
single work
picture book
children's
'In 1942, Sergeant “Griff” Griffin was a prisoner of war. With Christmas approaching, he decided to make a book for the children cooped up in nearby Changi Prison. The book was said to contain the secrets to happiness. But the enemy was suspicious … With this picture book, award winners Mark Greenwood and Andrew McLean bring to life the inspirational true story of a book that became a National Treasure.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Children's Tale Born in Darkest of Days
2013
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— Appears in: The Australian , 25 April 2013; (p. 15) -
The Story of the Happiness Box
2004
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criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , January vol. 14 no. 4 2004; (p. 8-11) 'Meredith Hinchliffe reveals how Sir David Griffin came to write a children's fable in the grim surroundings of Changi prison camp' (National Library of Australia News, January 2004, p. 8) -
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— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , November vol. 2 no. 5 1947; (p. 265, 267-268)
— Review of The Children's Garden 1947 selected work children's fiction poetry ; Pioneer Shack 1946 single work children's fiction ; The Happiness Box 1947 single work picture book -
Australian Book Society's Award
1947
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— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , November vol. 2 no. 5 1947; (p. 260-261)
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Recent Children's Books
1947
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , November vol. 2 no. 5 1947; (p. 265, 267-268)
— Review of The Children's Garden 1947 selected work children's fiction poetry ; Pioneer Shack 1946 single work children's fiction ; The Happiness Box 1947 single work picture book -
The Story of the Happiness Box
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , January vol. 14 no. 4 2004; (p. 8-11) 'Meredith Hinchliffe reveals how Sir David Griffin came to write a children's fable in the grim surroundings of Changi prison camp' (National Library of Australia News, January 2004, p. 8) -
Australian Book Society's Award
1947
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criticism
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , November vol. 2 no. 5 1947; (p. 260-261) -
Children's Tale Born in Darkest of Days
2013
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column
— Appears in: The Australian , 25 April 2013; (p. 15) -
y
The Happiness Box : A Wartime Book of Hope
Andrew McLean
(illustrator),
Glebe
:
Walker Books Australia
,
2018
13959149
2018
single work
picture book
children's
'In 1942, Sergeant “Griff” Griffin was a prisoner of war. With Christmas approaching, he decided to make a book for the children cooped up in nearby Changi Prison. The book was said to contain the secrets to happiness. But the enemy was suspicious … With this picture book, award winners Mark Greenwood and Andrew McLean bring to life the inspirational true story of a book that became a National Treasure.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
