Cooking with the Birthday Bird

by Glenda Armand

Overview

The Birthday Bird—star of the beloved Dr. Seuss classic Happy Birthday to You!—bakes a cake in this simple, rhymed easy reader ideal for inspiring young cooks, especially on their birthdays!

In this sweet, easy-to-read story, the Birthday Bird arrives at a child's house to bake and decorate a birthday cake. An ideal choice for children learning to read, baking enthusiasts, and of course, Dr. Seuss fans; it's perfect for encouraging young children to help in the kitchen!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593569146
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/03/2023
Series:	Step into Reading Book Series: A Step 1 Book
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	407,037
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.13(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

GLENDA ARMAND has had a long career as a teacher and school librarian and enjoys writing picture-book biographies that inspire children to dream big. Glenda is the author of the award-winning Love Twelve Miles Long, Ira’s Shakespeare Dream, and Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins. Her picture book Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese will be published by Crown Books for Young Readers in Fall 2022. When not writing or practicing the piano, Glenda tends a garden full of succulents and roses. She lives in Los Angeles, and you can learn more about her at glenda-armand.com.

JAN GERARDI is the illustrator of over eighty books for children. She is also the author-illustrator of The Little Gardener, an eco-friendly board book in the Teenie Greenies series. Jan Gerardi lives in New Jersey.

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2023

PreS-K—In this story based on Dr. Seuss's 1959 classic Happy Birthday to You, the Birthday Bird flies in from Katroo—through the window, of course—to bake a cake with the birthday boy. The two bake the Katroo way, which basically means using a recipe from the Katroo cookbook in a tidy kitchen; this is no Cat in the Hat—type situation. Then the two dance and play until the Birthday Bird must fly away, promising to return the next year. Roughly 100 simple words and an easy rhyme scheme, paired with whimsical pictures that directly mirror the written text, make this book highly accessible to inexperienced readers who will likely already be familiar with Seuss's visual style and rhythm. VERDICT A must for beginning reader collections. Seuss's picture book fans will transition easily to this easy reader, which makes it a title that will surely find an audience.—Jennifer Miskec

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