Customer Reviews

Clifford's Birthday Party

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ISBN 0590442791 - There is a review on Amazon that says that the book shows "how they grew up" - that is inaccurate. The book is about one day, Clifford's birthday, and the party his family has for him.

For parents who worry about the messages in the books their kids read, there is a potentially bothersome message here. Clifford's friends don't bother to show up for the party because they couldn't find gifts good enough for Clifford. If you, like me, just want books to entertain your kids and hook them on reading, Clifford's Birthday Party is worth picking up.

- AnnaLovesBooks

My 2 and 1/2 year old son love to read Clifford books and this one is so much fun. The pictures are bold and exciting and tell more about the story. This book fosters creativity and lets children be imaginitive (for example children can predict what is inside Clifford's wrapped gifts.) It is fun to watch Clifford as he opens his presents and to see how he enjoys each one. Buy and enjoy.

My daughter loves this book! It shares the adventures Clifford has with his friends on his birthday. It is written so that it is easy for toddlers and youngsters to follow along.

What I don't like about this book is the story line. Clifford and Emily Elizabeth don't seem to appreciate the gifts that his friends give him for his birthday.

My daughter has just turned 2, and loves the pictures of the cake, presents, etc so we talk about the pictures a lot.

What I don't like is the actual narrative: at first, no one shows up for the party because they don't think they have good presents for Clifford. Is a birthday party all about the presents? I just don't see why the story needed to include this 'complication'. Later, Emily Elizabeth puts on a big smile for the person who gives Clifford a gift certificate for the doggy salon, as she passes it on to someone else. I understand re-gifting is a reality for most people (incl our family) but I'm not crazy by the fakeness of EE's gesture here.

Maybe these things would be good talking points to go through with older children as you read the book, but we're far away from that cognitively, so I'll just have to keep making up my own story.

Book is ok - my 21 month old daughter doesnt pick it up as much as her other books. I think its for older kids.

My son loves this book. The pictures are big and bright and there isn't too much text to bore him with my reading.

My grandson traded his copy for another he wanted to read with the thought of getting it back. It never happened so I opted to buy him a replacement. He loves the stories of Clifford the Big Red Dog and I recommend it for every child three years of age and older.

My son's a big fan of Clifford and reading. We got several of the books, and he really looks forward to using these for practice.

I work with a student who has Autism and he LOVES this book so much that he has picked out his favorite pages and those are the only pages he wants to here. I have also fallen in love with this book after reading it again and again. This is an excellent book for kids. Just ask my student he will the say the same.

Monique