The Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth

This book examines happiness through paired statements that connect it with emotions and everyday actions. A dog waiting by the door is set beside the same dog racing through a park with a ball. Other pairings consider experiences such as a cut and a scab, hearing no and saying no. Most ideas appear across a single spread, while the opening and closing follow the beginning of two successive days and frame the sequence of observations.