What Makes You Happy?

By the influential relationship therapist and bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, this story will help young kids learn to express their own needs rather than people-pleasing.

Avery loves to make people happy--so much so that she often ignores her own wants and needs. If a friend's favorite color is yellow, she always gives that friend the yellow marker. If someone wants PB&J for lunch, she gives up her own sandwich.

Now, her birthday is coming up and she's having trouble deciding what to do for her party. She knows her friends would love going to an amusement park, so maybe she should ignore the fact that the rides make her feel sick. Her brother loves superheroes, so she's considering having a superhero party. Luckily, her friends help her realize it's OK to do what makes you happy--especially on your own special day. Her birthday party is her best one yet!

Author: Nedra Glover Tawwab
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books
Published: 09/23/2025
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780593620250
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2025
Publishers Weekly 07/14/2025
School Library Journal 08/15/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
Nedra Glover Tawwab is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Set Boundaries, Find Peace and Drama Free. A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years. Tawwab has appeared as an expert on The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice, and she has appeared on numerous podcasts, including The School of Greatness, We Can Do Hard Things, and Ten Percent Happier. Tawwab runs a popular Instagram account where she shares practices, tools, and reflections for mental health and hosts weekly Q&As about boundaries and relationships. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family. This is her first children's book.

Candice Bradley is a self-taught illustrator from the San Francisco Bay Area. Her passion for storytelling in all its various forms has led to her most recent studies of Film and TV at NYU's Tisch School of Arts. She has illustrated several previous picture books.