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Author Greenwood, M. (Mark), author

Title The happiness box : a wartime book of hope / Mark Greenwood & Andrew McLean
Published London, UK : Walker Books, 2018
Newtown, NSW : Walker Books Australia, 2018
©2018

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 MELB CRC  355.1296 Griffi Gre/Hba  AVAILABLE
Description 32 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Audience For ages 5-12 years
Notes Shortlisted, Childrens Book Council of Australia Book of the Year: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 2019
2019 Children's Book Council Shortlist
Subject Griffin, David, 1915-2004. -- Juvenile literature
Greener, Leslie -- Juvenile literature
Changi POW Camp (Changi, Singapore) -- Juvenile literature
Children's stories
Picture books for children
Prisoners of war -- Singapore -- Changi -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Australian -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Juvenile literature
Prisoner-of-war camps -- Singapore -- Changi -- Juvenile literature
Happiness -- Juvenile literature
Prisoners of war -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Prisoners of war -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Books -- Juvenile literature
Prisoners' writings, Australian -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature
Prisoners of war -- Juvenile literature
Genre/Form Picture books.
Juvenile works.
Author McLean, Andrew, 1946-, illustrator
ISBN 9781925081381 hardback
1925081389