I Want to Laugh in a Kitchen

Lifes most beautiful moments are often found in the routine of the day - sweeping a floor growing a flower in a window laughing in a kitchen. But what if were too busy to appreciate the joy they bring? Sometimes young eyes are better at finding lifes hidden simple treasures and showing us all what is truly most important. In I Want to Laugh in a Kitchen young Patrick sees opportunities for fun in every chore adventure at each turn. But his parents are too rushed to savor those moments with him. When Patrick notices a cardinal looking right at him and his mom and dad his parents are finally awakened to the beauty and joy of the moment. Readers are then guided to go back through the book and find the cardinal in each illustration. In I Want to Laugh in a Kitchen the young teach the old to stop look and listen and embrace the bits of joy tucked in to the everyday.