The Happy Day (picture book)

The Happy Day
First edition
AuthorRuth Krauss
IllustratorMarc Simont
PublisherHarper & Brothers
Publication date
1949
Pagesunpaged
AwardsCaldecott Honor

The Happy Day is a 1949 picture book written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Marc Simont. In the book woodland creatures awake to find that it is spring. The book was a recipient of a 1949 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.