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PreS-K–Every child longs for their birthday and spends hours dreaming about the big day, and the rules in this joyful book will feel completely familiar to many ("Rule no. 2: You must have a PARTY!"; "Rule no. 8: You must make a Wish"). Children will especially love reading and rereading this book to laugh about the exceptions to the 10 birthday rules and to point out fun details of Lichtenheld's anthropomorphic animal drawings...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

There's no shortage of picture books about birthdays (see 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book honoree When's My Birthday?, rev. 9/17, for a recent recommendation), but Ferry and Lichtenheld focus on one particular element: the birthday wish. The team behind Stick and Stone (rev. 3/15) presents ten "rules" to guide readers and listeners when making that all-important wish. "It must be your birthday...You must have a party...There must be singing." If it all sou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More