By Elizabeth Happy
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Review & Description
A New York story weighs love against material wealth.
Celebrating gifts of the heart
Seventeen days until Margot's seventh birthday-and then it will be Bailey's birthday, too. It's the Great Birthday Month!
And birthdays mean presents-or so Bailey has heard.
"I'm sure you"ll gt lots," says Claudia. Her owner Nicki always gets FABULOUS gifts.
"We just have to be good..." says Margot, "before we get all our presents, too."
And Bailey is good. He doesn't bark. He doesn't jump on Aunt Syl. He doesn't sleep on the sofa. Bailey is actually CALM! "Here come the presents," thinks the hopeful Dalmatian.
Bailey will soon discover that the best presents are not gift-wrapped
Set in New York City, author Elizabeth Happy's story of great expectations presents a dog's eye view of big city life-from comfortable brownstones to soaring skyscrapers, from the din of early-morning garbage collectors to the clamor of evening rush hour, from Central Park to the Staten Island Ferry.
Published in 1994, the Twin Towers are an important part of this New York City landscape!
Illustrator Andra Chase has captured the whole scene in vivid watercolors. And her depictions of the eager-to-please Bailey and his muddled sidekick Claudia are heart stealing.
BAILEY'S BIRTHDAY is "a kiss and a bandanna" and a gift of love to readers of all ages.
The fully illustrated hard cover version of BAILEY'S BIRTHDAY is available at amazon.com.
So hit the sidewalks of New York with a girl named Margot and a Dalmatian pup named Bailey. Both are on their best behavior in anticipation of their shared birthday celebration. Children will feel Bailey's keen disappointment when all he gets for his birthday is a kiss and a bandanna. And they will rejoice with Bailey's realization that the love and support of his family are more important than material gifts.A New York story weighs love against material wealth.
Celebrating gifts of the heart
Seventeen days until Margot's seventh birthday-and then it will be Bailey's birthday, too. It's the Great Birthday Month!
And birthdays mean presents-or so Bailey has heard.
"I'm sure you"ll gt lots," says Claudia. Her owner Nicki always gets FABULOUS gifts.
"We just have to be good..." says Margot, "before we get all our presents, too."
And Bailey is good. He doesn't bark. He doesn't jump on Aunt Syl. He doesn't sleep on the sofa. Bailey is actually CALM! "Here come the presents," thinks the hopeful Dalmatian.
Bailey will soon discover that the best presents are not gift-wrapped
Set in New York City, author Elizabeth Happy's story of great expectations presents a dog's eye view of big city life-from comfortable brownstones to soaring skyscrapers, from the din of early-morning garbage collectors to the clamor of evening rush hour, from Central Park to the Staten Island Ferry.
Published in 1994, the Twin Towers are an important part of this New York City landscape!
Illustrator Andra Chase has captured the whole scene in vivid watercolors. And her depictions of the eager-to-please Bailey and his muddled sidekick Claudia are heart stealing.
BAILEY'S BIRTHDAY is "a kiss and a bandanna" and a gift of love to readers of all ages.
The fully illustrated hard cover version of BAILEY'S BIRTHDAY is available at amazon.com.
So hit the sidewalks of New York with a girl named Margot and a Dalmatian pup named Bailey. Both are on their best behavior in anticipation of their shared birthday celebration. Children will feel Bailey's keen disappointment when all he gets for his birthday is a kiss and a bandanna. And they will rejoice with Bailey's realization that the love and support of his family are more important than material gifts. Read more
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