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The little book of joy  Cover Image Book Book

The little book of joy / His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Archbishop Desmond Tutu ; with Douglas Abrams and Rachel Neumann ; illustrated by Rafael López. --

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- (Author). Tutu, Desmond. (Added Author). Abrams, Douglas. (Added Author). Neumann, Rachel. (Added Author). López, Rafael, 1961- (Added Author). Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Book of joy. (Added Author).

Summary:

Two Nobel Peace Prize winners -- His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- use their own childhood stories to show young readers how to embrace the transformative power of joy and share it with the world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0593484231
  • ISBN: 9780593484234
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2022]

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General Note:
Inspired by: The book of joy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 24.99
Subject: Happiness > Juvenile fiction.
Joy > Juvenile fiction.

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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan People and of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the US Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. The Dalai Lama has traveled the world to promote kindness and compassion, interfaith understanding, respect for the environment, and, above all, world peace. He lives in exile in Dharamsala, India.
 
Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Southern Africa, was a prominent leader in the crusade for justice and reconciliation in South Africa. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Archbishop Tutu was regarded as a leading moral voice and an icon of hope.
 
Rafael López is the illustrator of two #1 New York Times bestsellers, The Day You Begin and Just Ask! His illustrations bring diverse characters to children’s books to reflect and honor the lives of all young people. He has won three Pura Belpré Awards, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and the Schneider Family Book Award. He works with children and families to create community murals. Rafael splits his time between San Diego and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.


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