Your Birthday Was the Best!

Maggie Hutchings, Felicita Sala

Book cover for Your Birthday Was the Best!
Book cover for Your Birthday Was the Best!

Your Birthday Was the Best!

Your Birthday Was the Best!

Maggie Hutchings, Felicita Sala

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Description

The story of an eager cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday party -- with hilarious results. For fans of I Don't Want to Be a Frog.

It's your birthday, and little do you know that an unwelcome guest has joined in on the festivities. A friendly cockroach has snuck undetected into the house, and has proceeded to join in on all of your fun party games. You were so excited to finally spot him napping on top of your birthday cake, having eaten his fill, that you couldn't help but scream! You think he's gone when your dad sucks him up in the vacuum cleaner . . . but with a birthday party this good, he's going to be nearly impossible to keep away!

This laugh-out-loud picture book from bestselling author Maggie Hutchings and acclaimed illustrator Felicita Sala is the perfect birthday gift for young readers.

About the Author

MAGGIE HUTCHINGS is a counselor, family-dispute mediator, writer and artist. She is the author of Unicorn!, Mermaid! and Dragon!, all published by Affirm Press. She lives in Australia.

FELICITA SALA received Italy's Premio Andersen for her work illustrating many books for children, including Green on Green by Dianne White; She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lynn Fulton, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor by Patricia Valdez; The Octopus Escapes by Maile Meloy; and Ode to an Onion by Alexandria Giardino. She lives in Rome, Italy.

Critical Reviews

"Viewers who appreciate the more disgusting side of life will get plenty of laughs out of this chipper cockroach protagonist." --Imaginary Elevators

"A fun and surprising story . . . laugh-out-loud." --Story Monsters Ink

Publishing Information

Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Pub date: 2022-02-22
Length: 32 pages

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