Book excerpt: Harry the Happy Hopper is a free-hearted, fun-loving frog whose constant happiness has the other animals in his town perplexed. Determined to discover the secret of Harry's happiness, Mayor Mason the Mongoose, commissions Zayden the Zebra to follow Harry and report his secret back to the town animals. Zayden clumsily follows Harry through page after page of playful alliteration before he finally learns Harry's secret, but it is not what anyone expected. Will the town animals choose to embrace Harry's recipe for happiness? Harry the Happy Hopper will charm readers and listeners of every age as he teaches a valuable lesson about happiness.