I'll Be Happy When...: The Real Secret to Happiness

By Richard Edward Hargreaves

Tina's grandpa is the happiest person she knows. So why does he look troubled when she asks him his secret?
The answer takes him all the way back - through a lifetime of chasing a better job, a better body, a better car, a bigger house, more money, more power, always certain the next thing would finally be enough. It wasn't. Not once. Not until everything he'd built quietly came apart, and in the stillness that followed, he discovered something far simpler than anything he'd spent his life chasing.
I'll Be Happy When... is a beautifully illustrated story drawn from the author's own life - gentle enough for a bedtime read, honest enough to stop a grown-up in their tracks.
It's written for two readers at once: the child who's already learning to want things, and the adult beside them who never quite stopped.

Inside this book:

A warmly illustrated true story, based on the author's own lifeA simple, repeatable happiness habit woven directly into the story - not preached, just shownA quiet full-circle ending that mirrors its own opening, years laterA story built to be read again and again, at any age

Perfect as a gift for new parents, grandparents, graduates, or anyone quietly still playing the game called someday.
You don't have to wait to be happy. This book shows you why - one bedtime story at a time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HFWQ849S
• ISBN13: 9798193359685
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 45 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.1" x 8.5"