Make Your Own Sunshine, Janice Dean
Make Your Own Sunshine, Janice Dean
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Make Your Own Sunshine
Inspiring Stories of People Who Find Light in Dark Times

Author: Janice Dean

Narrator: Janice Dean

Unabridged: 6 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 03/02/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

These are the kinds of stories we need right now.While the news is filled with villains and villainy, we do see a few famous heroes now and again. But what about the everyday heroes? The people going out of their way bring a little love into someone else's life? They deserve a time in the spotlight to inspire us all.Life can be tough—but it helps to know other people have come through hard times with a smile on their face. In Make Your Own Sunshine, Janice Dean shares inspiring stories that will lift your spirit and touch your heart. Good people are all around us doing selfless deeds, from a firefighter who bravely battled for his colleague’s health after 9/11 to a good Samaritan who secretly pays for the coffees of everyone in line behind him.  You can’t help but smile reading about the teacher who cut her hair to make her student feel better.  And you may shed a tear when you hear the story of the dad who never missed writing a napkin note for his daughter, including stashing extra notes in case he lost his batter with cancer.  From a young man who makes bow ties for dogs waiting to be adopted to an Uber driver who brightened a new mom’s day by helping her buy baby clothes, the heroes in this story will warm your heart and stick in your mind.Janice has made it her mission to uncover and document these good stories to inspire us and gives us a much-needed boost of optimism. All we have to do is open our minds and our hearts, to look for the light on a cloudy day. Because as she reminds us, if we don’t make our own sunshine—who will? Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Janice Dean

Janice Dean is the New York Times bestselling author of Mostly Sunny and Make Your Own Sunshine as well as a series of children’s weather books, starring Freddy the Frogcaster. She serves as the senior meteorologist for Fox News and is the morning meteorologist for Fox and Friends. She also hosts the Janice Dean Podcast and has covered not only historic storms but also some of the most iconic events across the country, including the Kentucky Derby, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, and Groundhog Day. She was also an official judge at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York. Janice lives in New York City with her husband and two children. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peg

I chose this for our book club. It is a lightweight. The meat of the individuals’ stories was good but I felt as if the author had to stretch each story with filler to make a complete (and, at that, short) book. To me, it would have made a good blog. Compared to our other book club selections, this......more

Goodreads review by Kim

4.0/5.0 - Maybe you know of Janice Dean. My husband did, but I didn't. So I didn't pick this book up based on the author, maybe a little bit based on the cover and more based on the title and the implied subject. The book delivers on what it promises, serving up stories that range from a small child......more

Goodreads review by Beth

This is the book the world needs right now! When tragedies happen look for the good, or in the words of Fred Rogers, look for the helpers. This book show's that humanity is still good and a lot of good comes out of tragedies. This book is full of stories from regular people who went viral after tell......more

Goodreads review by Carol

Inspiring This is a feel good book. It makes you feel inspired. The stories are so inspirational. It’s an easy read and well worth reading.......more