From School Library Journal

Grade 2-5ABeginning with a rhyming party invitation (which children can complete with their names and other details), this high-spirited collection of 21 poems celebrates birthdays with great verve. Students will love references to giving a prissy sister a worm for her birthday, inviting Frankenstein to the party, and eating a whole cake the night before the big day. In addition to Lansky's works, eight other poets, including Dr. Seuss, are represented. Lindstrom's black-and-white drawings play up the slapstick humor: a cake is made with flour (a yellow rose), the icing with ice; candles are blown out with such enthusiasm that icing, drinks, and party hats are victims of the gale. The book is similar to the work of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, and the topic is beloved by all children. This slim volume is sure to be an instant success.ABetty Teague, Blythe Academy of Languages, Greenville, SC
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