HAPPY BIRTH DAY!
By Robie H. Harris
Illustrated by Michael Emberley
Candlewick Press, 1996
Category: Picture book
There are weeks when being a writer is hard. Like last week, when I had four projects screaming for attention, three children screaming for attention, and not enough time to do any of them justice. Blech.
And then there are weeks like this one. My writing buddies have helped me focus my project load and I am making good progress on the one needing the most attention. (Thank you, Eric and Liza!) This afternoon I had my first ever television interview and I feel good about how it went. Somehow I have an abundance of alone time on my schedule this week and I might—just might—finish the aforementioned project before leaving for the New England SCBWI Spring Conference in Nashua on Friday. As if all this weren’t enough excitement, I also get to meet Robie Harris on Thursday!
Could the week get any better?
Not surprisingly, I have been exploring Robie’s books all week; I am utterly smitten with HAPPY BIRTH DAY! It is the intimate story of one baby’s birth, and it was impossible for me to read it and not remember the birth days of my own three children. Michael Emberley’s illustrations are lovely and help make HAPPY BIRTH DAY!—like all the books by this author/illustrator team—an accurate and compelling resource for children who want to know a little bit more about the day they were born.
If you live near Holden, Massachusetts, you should stop by and hear Robie speak on Thursday (details below). If you are too far away, check back for a recap of the event on my blog later in the week. And in the meanwhile, treat yourself to one or two of Robie Harris’s books. You deserve a treat, don’t you?
The Gale Free Library presents:
Robie Harris
Thursday, May 17, 6:30pm
Holden Senior Center
1130 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520