When’s My Birthday?

‘When’s My Birthday?’ Is it tomorrow? Tuesday? Spring? You could wear fancy dress, or bring a chicken. A big cake with chocolate and candles? ‘When’s My Birthday?‘

The constant refrain of desperate text is familiar. The countdown seems interminable, the facts uncertain. In the confident hands of poet Julie Fogliano, the birthday child’s plea for answers and certainties are real, fun and insistent.

The words marry wonderfully with the two-dimensional, approachable, almost cut-out images crafted by Caldecott-winning illustrator, Christian Robinson.

I suggest ‘When’s My Birthday?‘ as an ideal birthday gift, a great choice to read aloud, and a title that will be reread and remembered by many young readers.