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How does it feel to turn a year older? A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day of the year, their birthday!
A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day of the year—their birthday! Early-morning excitement gives way to shyness at the arrival of guests, hunger for cake, a craze for arts and crafts, and some real piñata problems. So how can a kid possibly answer that age old question: "How does it feel to be a year older?"
From bestselling picture-book creator Thao Lam comes this irrepressible celebration of emotions, captured in a rainbow of cut-paper collage. Happy Birthday to Me makes for the perfect birthday present or anytime-guide to naming our feelings.
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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
“Worthy of a celebration, this is a multifaceted yet child-friendly exploration of the big emotions associated with birthdays.” — Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW
“Lam, as usual, has a finger on the pulse of a child's life, and this self-centric version is absolutely spot-on in corralling just how important a birthday is to a preschooler.” — School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
“Colorful, intricate cut-paper collages … capture the high-flying, many-layered feelings of a kid at the center of a birthday celebration.” — Publishers Weekly
“Happy Birthday to Me offers the gift of amusement and reassurance to readers who have found that being the center of attention makes them feel... well, a whole bunch of ways.” — Shelf Awareness
“This is a lovely story that will help young readers sort through the big feelings that come with birthday celebrations, complete with the ups and downs that expectations can bring.” — Canadian Children's Book News
“Lam's paper craft illustrations are intricate and layered, creating a rich, textured reading experience … Happy Birthday to Me is a clever and calming ode to all the emotions we feel on the 'best' days of our lives, good and bad.” — CM: Canadian Review of Materials