It took twelve moons, four seasons, and countless sleeps... but I waited. For candles and cake and the most perfect birthday. Count down to party time together with this sweet and whimsical birthday story and an excited little girl who knows it's going to be the best day ever. But what happens when the perfect birthday doesn't turn out the way you planned?
When her party in the park is rained out, a disappointment turns into a chance to reunite a lost dog with his person — and and opportunity to make a new friend. In this heartwarming celebration of birthdays and new (furry) friends, count along as one birthday party in the park becomes so much more — the reunification of lost friends, and the joy that comes with making new ones. Then, just maybe, one birthday wish come true will become two.
"Soggy weather spoils the party plans, but while leaving the park, forlorn and disappointed, the child spots a lost dog. Observant readers will have noticed on a previous spread that another child wanders the park, looking for the pet. The birthday child seeks the dog’s owner — even stopping to query some ducks (cue the giggles) — and eventually succeeds. Both families celebrate the birthday (inside), the protagonist noting that 'two wishes came true' that day; readers putting their inferencing skills to work will recognize those wishes as a party, despite the rain, and a pet-human reunion." — Kirkus Reviews
Recommended Age | 3 - 7 |
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Author | Edwina Wyatt |
Illustrator | Irena Freitas |
ISBN | 0593119541 |
Publication Date | Jul 27, 2021 |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Language | English |