Happiness Is a Watermelon on Your Head

It’s completely mad…. At the end of the village, behind a green door, Lived happy Miss Jolly, with Melvin her boar. Each morning she’d sit in her tree playing a song On her cello, while Melvin sang sweetly along. A cauliflower hat, a fish bonnet, a few large animals, a flying boar called Melvin and a whole lot of watermelons. To the villagers who watch her going about her day, it is clear that Miss Jolly is irritatingly happy. Her never-ending cheerfulness leaves three of her neighbours highly confused and jealous, driving them to ridiculous and hilarious measures in an attempt to compete with Miss Jolly in the happiness – and headgear – stakes. Beautiful and insane in equal measure, this wacky book follows three local busybodies on their journey to discover the secret of true happiness. Stella Dreis’ illustrations are striking for their humour, colourfulness and bizarreness all rolled into one. Phoenix Yard Books are proud to publish another undiscovered illustrator’s UK debut. Oh, and the watermelons rhyme… AGES: 4+