Moka and Poki in Search of Lost Happiness - Manon H - Bog

All bunnies are born with four balloons, which represent happiness and confidence. When something good happen to them, they get a balloon. When something bad, sad or unfortunate happens, they lose a balloon.This story is about a purple bunny named Moka who has lost all her balloons due to traumatic events. Will she be able to get her balloons back, become more confident and be happy ?About the authorManon H was born in Thailand from a Thai mother and an unknown father. Her birth mother took care of her until the age of 3 years old, then abandoned her in a police station. She was then brought to an orphanage in Pathum Thani, near Bangkok. At the age of 6, a family of French people decided to adopt her. So they brought her to France in a tiny village, where people never saw colored people before. Manon had to adapt to a new life and encountered many obstacles. She was, for example, victim of racism and got bullied by her classmates.On her bucket list, she always wanted to write a book about her story but she never managed to finish it. One day, she saw a post on Facebook from a mum who was offering an 8-week course to learn how to self-publish your first children's book. Manon who was a mum of two kids at that time, decided it was a great opportunity to finally write her book and at the same time offering it to her daughter who lacks a lot of confidence.That's how "Moka and Poki in Search of Lost Happiness" was born.