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Starred Review on July 1, 2017 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 1—An exuberant ode to children's anticipation for the most special day each year: their birthday. Fogliano's insistent verse wastes no time and doesn't even stop for traditional capitalization—just like the young narrators, who want to know, "when's my birthday?/where's my birthday?/how many days until/my birthday?" They continue breathlessly, wondering if they will "sing so happy happy?" on the big day. The exaggerated excitement is echoed in Robinso...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2017
When it comes to young children, there is one day that supersedes all others: the birthday. Fogliano understands the singular focus children have for this day and captures that intensity by repeating the word birthday with a playful obsessiveness: "when's my birthday? / where's my birthday? / how many days until / my birthday?" Her rhythmic, stream-of-consciousness text (which displays a Ruth Krauss-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2018
When it comes to young children, there is one day that supersedes all others: the birthday. Fogliano understands the singular focus children have for this day and captures that intensity by repeating the word birthday with a playful obsessiveness: "when's my birthday? / where's my birthday? / how many days until / my birthday?" Her rhythmic, stream-of-consciousness text (which displays a Ruth Krauss-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
