I like really happy and lively songs, like “It’s Going Down” from Descendants 2 and “High Hopes” by Panic! at the Disco. When I’m bored, they’re fun to listen to. It makes me feel cheerful-er and more comfortable. I forget the things that are worrying me and want to sing along. I do dance class and play the piano, but I like just listening to music more.

I love the song “Everything Is Awesome!!!” by Tegan and Sara, from The LEGO Movie. It’s about sticking together and doing things in a team. It’s the favourite song of Emmet, the movie’s hero—he listens to it all the time! I’d like to do that, too, if I could. I’d feel better about life.

And the exclamation mark is my favourite character! It makes everything happy.

Rose Steedman is just starting grade 3. She lives in Vancouver with her brother, Sami, and Puzzle, a tortoiseshell rescue cat who is awesome.