Happy Birthday!

Features

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 32 pages
• Published by: Holiday House
• Edition: 1st Edition September 1986
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0823406148
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0823406142
• Book Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Weighs: 14.6 ounces

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1 Gibbons briefly looks at the origins of several birthday celebration traditions: cake, candles, wishes, and gifts. She also explains birth-month good luck symbols, such as birthstones, flowers, colors, and astrological signs. The illustrations are her trademark: bright, busy, and colorful drawings. However, the book is not as cogent as some of Gibbons' others; introductory material is a bit repetitive, and the ending is abrupt. There is one gramatical error, and Gibbons writes that "Some people plant a tree. . .in memory of the special day," when she actually means honor . Some children from poorer homes may question Gibbons' assumption that everyone has a birthday celebration every year. Candles, Cakes, and Donkey Tails (Houghton, 1984) by Lila Perl provides a more in-depth look at the same subject but is for older readers. As there is nothing else available to explain these customs to younger audiences, and the illustrations are cheerful and eye-catching, Happy Birthday! could be an adequate supplement for birthday storytimes. Jeanette Larson, Mesquite Public Library, Tex.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Examines the historical beliefs, traditions, and celebrations associated with birthdays.