Happy Birthday, Biscuit! [Hardcover]

Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Author), Pat Schories (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Biscuit

Surprise!

It's Biscuit's birthday, and he's having a party! Daisy and Puddles are coming over to celebrate, and there will be games and balloons and presents. Biscuit can't wait to open his birthday gifts, especially the big one under the table. Surely it will be something very special just for him!

Join Biscuit, his young owner, Daisy, and Puddles as they romp around, eat treats, and celebrate a very special first birthday.

It's Biscuit's first birthday, and he's having a party! The lovable golden puppy from the best-selling My First I Can Read Books and picture books Hello, Biscuit! and Biscuit's Picnic is back in his third picture book adventure. Join Daisy, Puddles, the Little Girl, and Biscuit as they play games, eat treats, and open presents. It's a delightful day of surprises when Biscuit has a birthday!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1It is Biscuits first birthday and the pups young owner is determined to celebrate in style. Party hats, balloons, dog biscuits shared with friends (another dog and a cat), and an assortment of gifts all enter into this lighthearted story. Colorful two-page spreads bring this adorable canine and others to life. A charming addition to a popular series that young listeners and beginning readers can enjoy.Lisa Smith, Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

In addition to the picture books that are meant as read-alouds for the youngest child, the Biscuit series offers I Can Read Books aimed at beginning readers. The star is a frisky puppy, who, in this latest adventure is celebrating his first birthday with his dog and cat friends, Puddles and Daisy, and his young owner. There are balloons to chase, presents to open, and delicious birthday treats. Schories' cheerful illustrations capture the festive spirit, and youngsters paging through on their own will find it easy to follow the story. Librarians who find it difficult to sustain a squirmy toddler's interest for a story time will appreciate the simple language, short plot, and colorful pictures this has to offer, while recognizing the very limited appeal for older kids. A good alternative to Eric Hill's Spot series. Lauren Peterson

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (April 7, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060283556
• ISBN-13: 978-0060283551
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #455,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the author of the popular books about the little yellow puppy named Biscuit. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Book for the Very Young - a review of "Happy B-day, Biscuit!", January 18, 2006

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy Birthday, Biscuit! (Hardcover)

I am so used to the "I Can Read" Biscuit stories that I was surprised by this one which features more words and longer sentences. In fact, it wasn't until I checked and rechecked the cover that I realized it was a read-aloud book (lol).

That said, it could be used for a practice reader for advanced kindergarteners or first graders. Three pages of text follow so you can judge for yourself:

"Now it's time for birthday treats," said the
little girl. "Make a wish, Biscuit."

Woof!

"Funny puppy! You want to open your birthday presents!"

Four Stars. Nice Read-aloud that should appeal to older babies and toddlers. I wouldn't purchase it for kindergarteners or older children unless I was going to use it as a practice reader. In general, the "Booklist" review does a very good job in summarizing the book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't Read the Description, August 29, 2008

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Ryann's Mom - See all my reviews

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

My daughter has a Biscuit Easter book. It was one of her first books...and is really worn out b/c she's flipped the pages so many times. I was very excited to find this book as we approached her first birthday. I was expecting to get a board book, possibly with some "touch and feel" like the Easter book. Instead I received a hard cover book with standard weight pages. I returned it. The book would have been demolished in less than a week.

This is not so much a negative review regarding the book, more of a word of caution.

3.0 out of 5 stars A Little Too Short..., July 21, 2008

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Alanna Evans - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy Birthday, Biscuit! (Hardcover)

Biscuit is a perfectly adorable puppy and this is him and his little owner girl celebrating his birthday with a pack of his friends from his other adventures. Unfortunately the story seems a bit short, since they included some "activity" pages in the back instead of making a larger book. Such once-offs as activity pages should be kept to disposable mediums as coloring books and not included in a keepsake item like this. Once the kids take the markers and crayons to it to do the "activities" the rest of the book is only asking to get colored on as well, and it made the book shorter as well.

My daughter likes the title but it seems too short in comparision with others, and the price. There's just not enough to it. A Biscuit birthday should be a bit more exciting than this.