My Big Birthday (Carry Me Along) [Board book]

Dandi Daley Mackall (Author), Rachael O'Neill (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Carry Me Along

Little hand will love the unique shapes and built-in handle! Dazzled by birthday preparations, a little one learns that Jesus is always near, celebrating every life from year to year.

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From the Back Cover

Presents, parties, seeing friends, and eating cake—that’s what birthdays are all about, right? Or is there something more? What’s so big about birthdays?

Set in a lively rhyme, this entertaining book looks at the joys of having a birthday, as well as the more spiritual side of growing up, with the reassurance that no matter how many birthdays you have, Jesus will always be there.

About the Author

Dandi Daley Mackall is the author of over 400 books and still can't believe she gets to write for a living, helping children of all ages grow spiritually. She and her husband, Joe, both write from rural Ohio, where they're blessed with three children and a variety of horses, dogs, and cats.

Rachael O'Neill studied illustration at the Southhampton Institute and Swindon School of Art and Design, and has been illustrating for fifteen years. Among her many projects, she illustrated I Don't Want to Sleep Tonight by Debra Norville, and helped create Crayola activity books. She now lives in a converted school house in Somerset, U.K., and has a young daughter named Lily.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (September 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310709393
• ISBN-13: 978-0310709398
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,214,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dandi won her first writing contest as a 10-year-old tomboy. Her 50 words on "Why I Want to Be Batboy for the Kansas City A's" won first place, but the team wouldn't let a girl be batboy. It was her first taste of rejection.
Since then, Dandi Daley Mackall has become an award-winning author of over 400 books for children of all ages, with sales of 4 million copies in 22 countries. Recent picture books with Sleeping Bear Press include Legend of Ohio, Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story (Notable Book 2008 - Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People National Council of Social Studies & Children's Book Council; winner of the Angel Award, 2008; Winner of the "Award of Excellence" from Chicago Book Show 2007) and 2008 release, A Girl Named Dan (her own "batboy" story, and a lesson on Title IX), 2 Mom's Choice Awards & Amelia Bloom Award. Eva Underground, Harcourt young adult novel, nominated ALA Best Book 2007, starred Kirkus review, awarded a Top Teen Read by New York Public Library, finalist for Ohioana Award, was based on the author's experiences behind the Iron Curtain. Love Rules was awarded Romantic Times' Top Pick. Middle-grade fiction, Larger-than-Life Lara, Dutton/Penguin, which teaches how to write, while tackling the problem of bullying, is on the KY Bluegrass Award List 2007-8; William Allan White Award list, 2008-9; KS and KY Children's Choice lists. Her Winnie the Horse Gentler series has sold over half a million books and Starlight Animal Rescue is a Gold Medallion finalist. Dandi received the 2009 Helen Keating Ott Award for distinguished contribution toward promoting high moral and ethical values in children and young adult literature. She also received the Distinguished Alumna Award in 2008 from the University of Missouri. Dandi is a national speaker, keynoting at conferences and Young Author events, and has made dozens of appearances on TV, including ABC, NBC, and CBS. Visit Dandi at www.dandibooks.com, winniethehorsegentler.com, and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85oaIUbJ8j8

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting shape, clever rhymes, and a cute dog..., July 16, 2011

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Chad Oberholtzer (Boalsburg, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Big Birthday (Carry Me Along) (Board book)

I bought this oddly-shaped board book for our little girl for her first birthday, and it's become one of her favorites. I hoped that she'd like the built-in handle, and I think that I was right, as she likes carrying this book around with her. And even though she's too young to understand the rather wordy story, she enjoys the catchy rhymes and the simple pictures (especially the dog that appears on most of the pages). My greatest disappointment is the attempt at a profound spiritual principle on the last page, which frankly doesn't make much sense to me. (I think that spiritualizing birthdays requires more than two lines and a passing reference to Jesus.) But, we don't read books to our 15-month-old for profound principles right now. We read books to help her develop an appreciation for reading and because she likes it. This book works for those purposes, and it's one that I don't mind reading whenever it shows up in my lap.