Happy Birthday, Ronald Morgan! [Paperback]

Patricia Reilly Giff (Author), Susanna Natti (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1988 | Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Ronald Morgan

"It is the end of the school year, and Ronald's birthday comes one day too late to be celebrated at school . . . Giff has a way of recognizing the problems that beset children."--School Library Journal. Full color.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Ronald's birthday is one day too late to be celebrated with his class, but his end-of-the-year surprise will warm all readers. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3 Ronald Morgan, hero of three other Giff titles, has a new dilemma. It is the end of the school year, and Ronald's birthday comes one day too late to be celebrated at school. On top of that he unintentionally insults his best friend, Michael, and the boys stop speaking to each other. The last morning of school Ronald walks into the classroom to a surprise birthday party complete with his most wanted gifta puppyand the rift between the boys is mended. The illustrations are bright and colorful with a touch of humor. They are somewhat reminiscent of Lillian Hoban's, as Natti, too, uses sharp black outlines and presents a multi-ethnic classroom. Giff has a way of recognizing the problems and worries that beset primary grade children. Ronald's problems are simple and rather self-centered, but children will easily identify with them. This title would be popular in the easy reading sections of both school and public libraries. Similar types of stories are Miriam Cohen's Will I Have a Friend? (Macmillan, 1967) and So What? (Greenwillow, 1982). Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oreg.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Puffin (June 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140506683
• ISBN-13: 978-0140506686
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,247,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Happy Birthday Ronald Morgan, June 27, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Happy Birthday, Ronald Morgan! (Hardcover)

This boy Ronald Morgan has a bad and sad life.His birthday is on Friday.But something happen.Thursday school is over for the year.Ronald Morgans life is ruin because his class isn't going to celebrate his birthday.
I think that when the author Patricia Reilly writes a story it means that she likes what she is writing about.The author discribes Ronald Morgans feeling.Ronald Morgan has one feeling,sad.He wants a puppy for his birthday.Is he going to get his puppy?
I didn't want to put this book down because I didn't know if they where going to celebrate his birthday.I definitely wanted to know what was going to happen next.This book was really exciting and amazing.I recommend it to anyone who likes Patricia Reilly Giff because she made me get on Ronald Morgan shoes.I also recommend it to the ones who like fiction books because they are fun.This book made me feel sad at the beginning,But at the end it made me feel happy.I like it because how they discribed his feelings.I liked it because how they acted like they didn't know about his birthday.