The happiness box

Information About

"When Singapore fell to the Japanese in February 1942, many English boys and girls were among the civilian prisoners held within the forbidding walls of Changi Jail, on the islands northeastern tip. Facing severe morale problems themselves, a group of Australian soldiers, also captives of the Japanese at Changi, realised something had to be done for the morale of the youngsters condemned to such grim surroundings. Thus, The Happiness Box was created for Christmas, 1942. It was written, illustrated and bound with such materials as could be found within the prison camp"--P. [4] of cover.