“Happy Ice Cream, Happy Cake, Happy Cookie, Happy Shake” are fun rhyming words that hit the mark with the younger set from author Kristen Griffin’s April 2025 second-book release, Happy Words. The book features easy reading/rhyme patterns that she contends will help beginner readers cultivate a love of books and serve as an entrée into early reading skills. Armed with an elementary education degree from Florida Gulf Coast University, Griffin’s love for children and education extends to her creative works. Her mission is “to make the world a happier place for kids,” and through her outreach to a global nonprofit organization, she does just that by donating hundreds of books to kids more than halfway around the world.