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Books about Birthdays

Happy Birthday from the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Carle, Eric
Say "Happy Birthday!" with this New York Times best seller, a gorgeous little gift book from The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a celebration of everyone's special day. This beautiful book features Eric Carle's bright, colorful artwork of birthday surprises...

Item No. 9781524790820
$9.99
A Birthday for Cow
Thomas, Jan

Pig and Mouse are hard at work baking the best birthday cake EVER for Cow. But it would be a lot easier if Duck weren't hanging around, yammering on about turnips or some nonsense. (Sheesh!) With all this silliness going on, how will they manage to throw Cow a spectacular birthday party?...

Item No. 9780544174245
$7.99
A Birthday for Cow!
Thomas, Jan

Perfect for fans of Elephant & Piggie, this beginning reader offers a laugh-out-loud story about birthday cakes, turnips . . . and friendship!

Pig and Mouse are hard at work baking the best birthday cake EVER for Cow. But it would be a lot easier if Duck wasn't...

Item No. 9780544850026
$9.99
A Letter to Amy - Softcover
Keats, Ezra Jack

Peter's having a birthday party and he's inviting all of his friends. But only one friend - a girl - is getting a letter in the mail. "This way it's sort of special." A windy rainstorm changes Peter's plans, and now he doesn't know if Amy will ever come to the party!

Generations of children have read, re-read, and loved Ezra Jack Keats's award-winning, classic stories about Peter and his neighborhood friends. Now, for the first time, "Peter's Chair", "A Letter to Amy", and "Goggles!" are available in paperback exclusively from Puffin. "A master of ingenious...
Item No. 9780140564426
$8.99
Alfie
Heder, Thyra


Discover the friendship between a girl and her turtle--from both points of view--in Thyra Heder's Alfie, anaward-winning picture book that celebrates the relationship between a child and a pet.

An ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Book

Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle...

Item No. 9781419725296
$18.99
Esme's Birthday Conga Line
Heuer, Lourdes
Esme always has a plan. A funny and sweet early illustrated chapter book about a problem-solving girl who has to manage her own birthday bash. For fans of Dory Fantasmagory.

Esme lives with her grandparents on the uppermost floor of the topmost best building. It's her birthday....

Item No. 9780735269408
$12.99
Going Up
Lee, Sherry J

An elevator ride to a birthday party turns into a shared experience bursting with joy in this multicultural story about community, togetherness and the special feeling of belonging.

Today is Olive's birthday party, and Sophie and her dad have baked cookies. Sophie's dad holds the...

Item No. 9781525301131
$17.99
Happy Birthday To You/Zoo-PB
de Groat, Diane

That meanie Lewis always teases Gilbert. So why would Lewis invite Gilbert to his birthday party? Gilbert goes to the party armed with a cheerful grin, a brightly wrapped package-and a plan to get even for Lewis's rotten behavior. But this birthday has a much bigger surprise in store for Gilbert...

Item No. 9780060010294
$6.99
I Wish
Niemann, Christoph

A wrapped present. A curious young girl. A whole wide world of possibility. What would you wish for? From internationally renowned artist and designer Christoph Niemann, I wish is a universal and timeless celebration of anticipation and the limitless power of the...

Item No. 9780063219793
$19.99
Ling & Ting: Share a Birthday - Autographed
Lin, Grace

Autographed for you by Grace Lin! Please leave any personalization requests in box below.


Ling & Ting are twins. They share a birthday. They bake cakes, and they make birthday wishes. They tell stories and wrap gifts. They also share a birthday secret! The simple text and colorful art makes this early reader a perfect choice for children learning to read.
Item No. 9780316184045
$4.99
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My Party, Mi Fiesta
Raúl the Third

Winner of a Good Housekeeping Best Kids' Book Award!

In this festive bilingual Spanish and English board book from New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award-winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, join Coco Rocho and friends from the...

Item No. 9780358394723
$7.99
Oh, Bear
Greenberg, Melissa Nelson

Bear receives a bright yellow kite for his birthday and flies it until . . . it gets stuck in a tree and rips. Oh, Bear. Lucky for Bear, Bird is busy building a nest and flies his broken kite home, where an even better surprise awaits him. A story about nature, renewal, and friendship--...

Item No. 9781944903596
$17.99
Sometimes Cake
Wyatt, Edwina
Have you ever wanted to celebrate an unbirthday? Or just an ordinary day? A charming story of friendship--and appreciating the small stuff.

Sometimes it's your birthday. And sometimes it isn't. But even if it's not your birthday, it's still important to celebrate everyday things...

Item No. 9781536217810
$17.99
Starcrossed
Denos, Julia

  Staff Pick...

A resonant story of two friends trying to maintain their relationship from afar with dazzling results, filled with wishes, curiosity, and bravery. From award-winning author-illustrator Julia Denos.

She was made of blood and bones, and he was made of space and...

Item No. 9780358153955
$18.99
The Birthday Ball - Softcover
Lowry, Lois
A wry, dry, laugh-out-loud princess tale by the hilarious Lois Lowry, with illustrations by Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer.Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball. Doomed to endure courtship by three...
Item No. 9780547577104
$6.99
The Seven Silly Eaters (Softcover)
Hoberman, Mary Ann

A funny picture book about solving--finally!--a growing family's picky-eater problem!

Peter wants only milk, Lucy won't settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce...

Each new addition to the household brings a new demand for a special...

Item No. 9780152024406
$7.99
The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy
Alemagna, Baeatrice
Winner of the 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Here Alemagna stakes herself on the idea that the adventures children make for themselves are by far the very best!

Eddie is five and a half, and thinks she is the only one in her family who isn't really good at something....

Item No. 9781592701803
$18.95
When's My Birthday?
Fogliano, Julie

In this enthusiastic celebration of all things BIRTHDAY, acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson bring you the perfect birthday book! Join our excited narrator as she lists all the things that will make her birthday the BEST birthday.

when's my...

Item No. 9781626722934
$18.99
The Secret Birthday Message - Hardcover
Carle, Eric
A message in code starts Tim off on an exciting treasure hunt through a dark cave, an underground tunnel, and other strange places until at the end he finds a happy surprise.
Item No. 9780690723472
$17.99