Stop This Birthday!
Rowan Cutler, , illus. by Elizabeth McClellan. . Chronicle, $14.95 (36pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-3765-1
A redheaded girl named Zephyr learns the true meaning of "Be careful what you wish for" in this first book for both author and illustrator. Like every kid, Zephyr believes her birthday is an event of galactic significance. So when the Birthday Fairy appears at the girl's bed at the close of a very successful celebration ("The doorbell rang 10 times... She got oh-so-many presents"), Zephyr naturally asks that her birthday come every day of the year—then every minute of the year, and then every
Reviewed on: 12/19/2005
Genre: Children's