Sounds Like Joy

Yesenia Moises, Yesenia Moises

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Hardback

Forthcoming
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English

HarperCollins
30 September 2025

Picture storybooks; Early learning: the senses; General fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA)

A little mermaid explores the magical feeling of playing and creating with fishy friends in Sounds Like Joy, a colorful underwater picture book and essential read-aloud from Yesenia Moises, illustrator of tennis Olympian Serena Williams’s The Adventures of Qai Qai!

One day, Joy finds something unexpected on the ocean reef. When she shakes it, it makes a brand-new noise!

Soon she and her aquatic animal friends are dancing to the beat and feeling amazing . . . until her “jingle-jangle” loses a few important pieces and stops making the special sound she loves.

The little mermaid’s friends spring into action with some creative noisemaking to cheer her up! How can they use what they have under the sea to make the sound she’s missing

By: Yesenia Moises
Illustrated by: Yesenia Moises
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 279mm,
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9780063333864
ISBN 10: 0063333864
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Yesenia Moises is an Afro-Latina author and illustrator who uses colorful illustrations to create wonder and magic for young readers. Her picture book Stella’s Stellar Hair received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and she also served as the illustrator for tennis Olympian Serena Williams’s The Adventures of Qai Qai. Yesenia Moises is an Afro-Latina author and illustrator who uses colorful illustrations to create wonder and magic for young readers. Her picture book Stella’s Stellar Hair received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and she also served as the illustrator for tennis Olympian Serena Williams’s The Adventures of Qai Qai.

Reviews for Sounds Like Joy

""In Moises' friendly cartoon images, the vibrant colors change with the location and the atmospheric conditions. An innovative, refreshing, out-of-this-world tale."" -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review for Stella's Stellar Hair ""Filled with richly colored illustrations, this book will particularly catch the eye of the Fancy Nancy set."" -- Booklist, on Serena Williams' The Adventures of Qai Qai ""Moises's bright digital cartoon art, dominated by shades of purple, pink, and blue, aptly reflects the book's element of fantasy laced with optimism."" -- Publishers Weekly, on Serena Williams' The Adventures of Qai Qai