Un jeune garçon vit une journée bien sombre sur son île dans la toundra. Tout va mal dans sa tête. Il est de mauvaise humeur et tout lui paraît AFFREUX. Il fait gris, les berges sont boueuses et les rochers dégoûtants. Même les poissons sont hideux ! Mais lorsqu'il ferme les yeux... le bruit des vagues lui rappelle de respirer, les étoiles de mer brillent de mille feux et ce paysage qu'il considérait repoussant est maintenant merveilleux et vivant, vibrant de musique et de beauté. « Et à ce moment bien précis, je ne peux m'empêcher de SOURIRE... Autour de moi, il n'y a plus rien de moche du tout ! »

From the author of In the Sky at Nighttime. A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly. But as the child closes their eyes and listens, the sound of the waves reminds them to breathe. The tiny krill flick their tails, and the brightly coloured sea stars seem to glow. What they once saw as an ugly landscape is now wonderful and vibrant, and alive with music and beauty.  Building on concepts of social-emotional awareness, this book helps young readers see that they have the ability to control their own emotions.

From the author of In the Sky at Nighttime. A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly. But as the child closes their eyes and listens, the sound of the waves reminds them to breathe. The tiny krill flick their tails, and the brightly coloured sea stars seem to glow. What they once saw as an ugly landscape is now wonderful and vibrant, and alive with music and beauty.  Building on concepts of social-emotional awareness, this book helps young readers see that they have the ability to control their own emotions.

Maniq loves her ittu (short for ittupajaaq, an Inuktitut word for grandfather). He's brave-enough to wrestle the grumpiest polar bear, if he ever needed to! He's tall-enough to see over the tallest mountain tops. He's generous-enough to walk through a blizzard to make sure others have delicious food to eat. And above all, he loves his grandkids, every single one of them-and there must be close to one hundred, by Maniq's count at least!

Maniq loves her ittu (short for ittupajaaq, an Inuktitut word for grandfather). He's brave-enough to wrestle the grumpiest polar bear, if he ever needed to! He's tall-enough to see over the tallest mountain tops. He's generous-enough to walk through a blizzard to make sure others have delicious food to eat. And above all, he loves his grandkids, every single one of them-and there must be close to one hundred, by Maniq's count at least!