Theme: Birthday

Where Does Thursday Go?

By Book Importer | Published: February 7, 2012

Bruno and Bert try to find out what happens to a special day after it is over.

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Umbrella

By Book Importer | Published: July 6, 2011

Momo eagerly waits for a rainy day so she can use the red boots and umbrella she received on her third birthday.

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Frog and a Very Special Day

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

Frog is excited — Hare has promised him that today will be a very special day. Nobody seems to know why, so Frog resolves to find out. Frog decides that Hare has been playing a trick on him…but has he?

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Milo Armadillo

By Book Importer | Published: May 5, 2011

When no one can find a pink, fluffy rabbit to give to Tallulah for her birthday, her grandmother knits her a pink, fluffy “thing” that they name Milo Armadillo, which proves to be a great present.
 

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Big Red Lollipop

By Book Importer | Published: April 30, 2011

Having to take her younger sister along the first time she is invited to a birthday party spoils Rubina’s fun, and later when that sister is asked to a party and baby sister wants to come, Rubina must decide whether to help.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 4

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Happy Birthday, Sam

By Book Importer | Published: April 28, 2011

This is for all children who believe getting older means growing bigger. “A cheerful, gentle book . . . It conveys that resourcefulness, not inches, is what does the trick”.–School Library Journal (starred review). Also, an ALA Notable Book.

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A Gift from Papá Diego / Un regalo de papá Diego

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

A border is nothing for people who love.””Sensitively told and true to the experience of many Mexican Americans, this bilingual picture book bridges the borders that separate all families who must live far apart from their loved ones.” -Booklist”…accompanied by innovative illustrations, originally modeled with clay. Reminiscent of Mexican folk art, they fit the story [...]

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Happy Birthday, Bertie!

By Book Importer | Published: May 25, 2010

It’s Bertie’s birthday, and he’s going to have a birthday party! There’s a birthday cake to be made, and decorations to be hung, and games to be played, and best of all, presents to be opened. But where is Daddy’s present? Daddy has hidden it so well, he cannot find it himself.

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Yoon and the Jade Bracelet

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: November 8, 2009

Yoon wants a jump rope for her birthday so she can play with the other girls in the school yard. Instead, Yoon’s mother gives her a Korean storybook about a silly girl who is tricked by a tiger. Yoon also receives a jade bracelet that once belonged to her grandmother. The next day at school, [...]

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Big Rabbit’s Bad Mood

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Big Rabbit is in a very bad mood, and though he tries to make it go away, nothing he does seems to work.

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