Happiness Is (cartoon)

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"Happiness Is..." is a book and merchandise series based on the cartoon created by New York Times Bestselling authors. [1] Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar, which features a collection of single frame images of "What makes you happy?"

It was launched on Facebook while the couple were living in Sayulita, Mexico, in July 2013. As of July 2021, there were over 10,000 images in the collection, and the Facebook page had over 3.3 million followers. [2]

Chronicle Books of San Francisco holds global book publishing rights to the first 8 titles published from 2014 to 2018. [3] [4]

Published works in the "Happiness Is...series

BOOK 1: HAPPINESS IS...500 Things to be Happy About

BOOK 2: FRIENDSHIP IS...500 Reasons to Appreciate Friends

BOOK 3: HAPPINESS IS...500 ways to be in the moment

BOOK 4: HAPPINESS IS...500 ways to show I love you

BOOK 5: HAPPINESS IS...200 things I love about mom

BOOK 6: HAPPINESS IS...200 things I love about dad

BOOK 7: HAPPINESS IS...200 ways to be creative

BOOK 8: HAPPINESS IS...200 celebrations of sisterhood

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