THE ISLAND OF OPTIMISM - Happiness Is A Choice - explains in a simple yet fun way the difference between PESSIMISM and OPTIMISM as well as the importance of positive thinking skills. Hugo the Happy Starfish starts doubting his decisions and looses his positive outlook on life. Asked, if he can see the glass "half full" instead of "half empty" he magically earns his optimism THE ISLAND OF OPTIMISM - Happiness Is A Choice - explains in a simple yet fun way the difference between PESSIMISM and OPTIMISM as well as the importance of positive thinking skills. Hugo the Happy Starfish starts doubting his decisions and looses his positive outlook on life. Asked, if he can see the glass "half full" instead of "half empty" he magically earns his optimism back. Hugo learns that reality is subjective and that everybody is entitled to believe in his/her own truth. Hugo is a little starfish whose home is at the bottom of the wide ocean. He longs to visit the real world, and one day he decides to go and find it. Hugo's journey to happiness isn't quite as straightforward as he hopes though. He is sent to a series of different islands where he is taught important character lessons. By the end of his journey, Hugo has visited fourteen islands, made many more friends and, most importantly, learned how to be a better starfish. ‘HUGO THE HAPPY STARFISH - ISLAND ADVENTURES’ is packed with life lessons for kids, showing them the importance of appreciation, patience, tolerance and optimism amongst others. Teaching children life skills can be tricky, but with this exciting book your kids will come across some of the most important lessons there are to be learned. Like Hugo, their journey to the real world will be full of character lessons along the way.