30 Best Children’s Books About Birthdays
These fun children’s books about birthdays are perfect for reading with children at school or home, in the lead up to a birthday, attending a birthday party, or any time you are learning about holidays and celebrations.
30 Children’s Books About Birthdays
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I Love Birthdays by Anna Walker: A sweet book for preschoolers and kindergarteners (and a favourite in our house) – join Ollie in celebrating everything that is fabulous about birthdays.
I Am Invited To A Party by Mo Willems: While maybe not exactly a birthday book, we love this wonderful Elephant & Piggie book about parties. A long time hit in our house.
It’s My Birthday by Helen Oxenbury: Unlike the poor Little Red Hen, this youngster’s animal friends are delighted to help her make a cake to celebrate her birthday. A lovely birthday story about helping and sharing with friends.
Birthday Monsters by Sandra Boynton: “You hear your door come crashing down—those birthday monsters are in town!” Boynton’s fabulously popular rhyming text and wonderfully simple illustrations turn to the topic of birthdays in our favorite book about birthdays for toddlers.
The Princess and the Presents by Caryl Hart: Will the world’s most spoiled princess ever learn that birthdays are about so much more than presents!
Happy Birthday, Cupcake by Terry Border: As Cupcake and her best friend, Blueberry Muffin, try to plan her birthday party, there is lots to consider. What is the perfect birthday party idea for a group of foods?
Rude Cakes by Rowboat Watkins: Who knew cakes could be so rude! These cakes certainly do NOT have the sweet disposition of their flavoring! A rather ridiculously wonderful story that proves even the rudest cake can learn to change its behavior.
The Birthday Book by Todd Parr: A celebration of every type of birthday shared in Todd Parr’s colorful, signature style. Great birthday story for toddlers and preschoolers.
Happy Birthday Wombat by Jackie French: It’s Mothball, the hilarious wombat’s birthday and you’ll never guess what a birthday is like through the eyes of one very funny wombat!
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Scaredy Squirrel Has a Birthday Party by Melanie Watt: Scaredy Squirrel is planning his birthday party – for one! The perfect party for a worrywart! But whatever will happen when the other party animals arrive uninvited?
Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by James Dean: Pete the Cat and his friends are busy as can be baking cupcakes for a party, and Pete can’t wait to perform with his groovy band. But some of the cupcakes have gone missing! Who could have taken them?
This Is Actually My Party (Charlie and Lola) by Lauren Child: It’s Charlie’s birthday but Lola is so excited that she opens all of Charlie’s birthday cards and even blows out his birthday candles! What will happen when Lola is banned from the party?!
The Night Before My Birthday by Natasha Wing: Part of the popular, ‘The Night Before…’ series, this birthday story book captures all the excitement of an upcoming birthday. But when everything is ready for the special day, what happens when an ice cream emergency occurs?!!
Happy Birthday Mouse by Laura Numeroff: It’s Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’s birthday and he needs to choose a birthday treat to eat! A simple birthday story board book for toddler and preschooler fans of the picture book series.
Grug Has a Birthday by Ted Prior: No one knows how old Grug is. Not even Grug. So when he learns about birthday parties, Grug decides to throw a birthday party, with cake and party hats…but something important is missing??!
Fancy Nancy Puppy Party by Jane O’Connor: When Fancy Nancy decides to give her puppy, Frenchy, the most glamorous, fabulous birthday party ever, she is not sure that her puppy know how to behave at such an elegant event!
Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells: It’s Grandma’s birthday and Max wants to make her an icky, worm-infested cake. But Ruby intends to make an angel surprise cake with raspberry-fluff icing. Will they both become bunnies who bake?
Grumpy Monkey Party Time by Suzanne Lang: Jim feels a little anxious about Porcupine’s upcoming party – especially when he finds out there will be dancing involved! A great party story teaching kids that it is okay to go against the flow and to speak up when you are not okay.
The Perfect Birthday Recipe by Katy Hudson: Beaver is a perfectionist. His latest project is his birthday cake. Not content with anything less, this will be a PERFECT birthday cake! When Beaver’s friends, Tortoise, Rabbit, Bird and Squirrel, decide to help, a Beaver sized temper tantrum ensues. And Beaver must decide what is more important – his friends or his cake?
Cake by Sue Handra: In this hilarious birthday story book, Cake has been invited to a party. He’s very excited as he’s never been to a birthday party before. But as the candles on his party hat begin to burn and the other party guests start to sing, Cake starts to think that this is one party he’d rather not be at..!
Ollie’s Birthday Surprise by Nicola Killen: It is Ollie’s birthday, and she is feeling excited! So when a bunch of colorful balloons float past her window and into the magical woods, Ollie can’t help but follow. But where could they be headed and what magical surprise could be in store?
Box of Tricks by Katie Cleminson: Eva is given a very special birthday present – a box of tricks! She soon discovers that she is a master magician and she conjures up a rather magical party. What happens when it is time for the party to end?!
Fortunately by Remy Charlip: “Fortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise party…Unfortunately, the party was a thousand miles away…Fortunately, a friend loaned Ned an airplane.” Join Ned on his rather wacky adventure to a surprise party. But will he actually make it???
Jimmy’s Boa and the Big Bash Birthday Splash by Trinka Hakes Noble: A clever, classic birthday story! When Jimmy’s mother gives him a goldfish, she never imagines the chaos that will ensue when he takes the fish AND his boa to his party at SeaLand!
A Dinosaur Came To My Birthday Party! by Frances Mackay: A fun birthday party story for preschool dinosaur lovers! Which dino would you invite to your birthday party?
Ten Rules of the Birthday Wish by Beth Ferry: A ten step guide book to making a successful birthday wish that is perfect for talking about what children enjoy about their own birthday celebrations.
Bear Can’t Wait by Karma Wilson: Another fun installment for fans of Wilson’s Bear series, Bear is having a hard time waiting for the wonderful surprise party he and the other animals are planning!
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff: If you give a pig a party – with balloons, a party dress, and guests. The search for guests might just lead to a street fair, a game of hide and seek, a sleepover, and more! Great for fans of this popular picture book series.
A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban: In this hilarious, heartfelt classic happy birthday story, Frances is not sure whether to give her annoying little sister a birthday present.
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Starla Jean Takes the Cake by Elana K. Arnold: Starla Jean is sure that her chicken, Opal Egg, will lay an egg in time for her to bake a cake for her little sister’s first birthday! As the day draws near, Starla Jean does find something in Opal Egg’s nest – but it’s not an egg! A great picture book to chapter book transition.
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