Ollie's Haffiness

A super sweet story about a boy and his pet chameleon. The art style was charming and the story was very cute. I really enjoyed it and think kids will have a good time reading this book.

This book is adorable. I love the art work. Ollie"s talking with his missing tooth is so cute. I can really see me cuddling up with my 8 year old and enjoying it together. I highly recommend this cute tale

An adorable book with great words that get mispronounced when kids lose their front teeth, like happiness (haffiness) and places (flaces).

Ollie gets a chameleon for losing his second front tooth. He promises to take good care of the pet that he names Haffiness (that would be happiness out of a child’s mouth missing front teeth.)

One morning, Ollie is excited to get to show and tell at school and forgets to care for Haffiness before he leaves. Then next morning Haffiness is nowhere to be found. Ollie and his friends look everywhere but can’t find him. Ollie is sad until he finds him in the place he never expected his pet to be.

I love this book! The writing is great. Words are often pronounced as Ollie would say them when missing his front teeth. Plus, it uses words that are just neat, like hullaballoo. The storyline is a great lesson about caring for your things. The way the author shows Ollie’s emotions while Haffiness is missing is genuine. For instance, Ollie was happy to win a trophy but is soon sad again when he remembers Haffiness is still gone.

The illustrations are wonderful. They are fun, expressive, brightly colorful and clearly show a union with the words. I laughed out loud. I already requested that the local library purchase this book.


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