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Your Birthday Book: A Keepsake Journal [Hardcover-spiral]

Amy Krouse Rosenthal
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (156 customer reviews)

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Book Description

October 2, 2007
Start this at birth, wrap it up at eighteen, fill it out each year in between.

This is not anything like a baby book. It’s a birthday book! It was born from the simple idea that birthdays provide the perfect annual opportunity to preserve a sweet moment in time as your child changes from year to year. So it’s a multi-layered confection: annual touchstone, cherished ritual, and eternal keepsake. This journal provides fun, fast, and casual birthday activities for ages 1-18 as well as space to stick birthday photos and a random picture from each year, amusing and thought-provoking questions to ask your kid, and a time-capsule envelope for stashing away odds and ends (artwork, school papers, hand tracings, birthday cards, invitations, and other memorabilia).

From toddler hood to young adulthood to every hood in between, you’ll return to the same four activities for each birthday. The questions prompts, and tone may shift each year, but the essence intentionally remains intact.

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Your Birthday Book: A Keepsake Journal + My Baby Book: A Keepsake Journal for Baby's First Year + The Belly Book: A Nine-Month Journal for You and Your Growing Belly (Potter Style)
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Product Details

  • Hardcover-spiral: 104 pages
  • Publisher: Potter Style (October 2, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307342301
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307342300
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 1.4 x 10 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (156 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a person who likes to make things.

Some things she likes to make:
Children's books.
Grown-up books.
Short films.
Salads.
Connections with the universe.
Something out of nothing.
Wishes.

According to The New York Times, Amy's award-winning children's books "radiate fun the way tulips radiate spring: they are elegant and spirit-lifting." Her 20+ books for children include !, WUMBERS, PLANT A KISS, LITTLE PEA, SPOON, THE WONDER BOOK, COOKIES: BITE-SIZE LIFE LESSONS, AND DUCK!RABBIT!.

As for her adult work, Amazon named ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AN ORDINARY LIFE one of the top 10 memoirs of the decade.

A long-time contributor to NPR, she is currently the host and creator of Mission Amy K R.com produced by Chicago Public Radio.

Her short films include The Beckoning of Lovely, 17 Things I Made, ATM Always Trust Magic, The Kindness Thought Bubble, and The Money Tree.

Amy lives with her family in Chicago and online at whoisamy.com.

Customer Reviews

Great first birthday gift, or even a baby shower gift! Jeanne  |  48 reviewers made a similar statement
I just put it up on her shelf and it looks like another book. Jeanette Bono  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
55 of 58 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars great book February 14, 2008
Format:Hardcover-spiral
I ordered this for my son who just turned 9. I have had great intentions of grand scrapbooks, but they have never happened. This was perfect for my needs, I just wish I had know about it earlier. Spots for a few pictures, pockets for small keepsakes, and great questions, as well as "interactive" projects for the kids to represent their point of view. A quick, fun way to capture the previous year and celebrations of their birthday. I have just ordered 2 more to give as gifts to friends with very young children.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Birthday Keepsake May 25, 2008
By Joei O.
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book for my daughter's first birthday and it is so adorable! It is cute, but not overly cutesy. It would be great for a boy or girl. There are really interesting questions to ask your child as she grows from toddler to an adult! Love it!
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The gift that keeps on giving... for 18 years! March 26, 2008
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the perfect gift for your friend and thei child's first birthday! The book is organized with one section per year from 1 to 18 years. There is pocket with an idea list of what to collect for every year, as well as a place for the parent to record and to interview their child. After 18 years the parent writes one more note and presents their baby, who is all grown up now, with a time capsule of their life. How cool is that!? My baby is due next month and I can't wait to start filling the pages! Unlike the baby book that records the first year, this one gives you 18 YEARS of memories!!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a parent who is not a scrapbooker! June 2, 2012
By Jenn Bo
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is perfect for me! I am not interested in scrapbooking, but have a little mommy guilt about not putting together something cute and fun for my daughter to have when she is older. If 7 year-old-girls compare scrapbooks, my daughter is destined to wonder why her momma didn't deliver a scrapbook.

Book description: This book has fill in the blank and short essay questions for each year. The questions are sure to create lots of memories for you as a parent. The book is intended to cover years 1-18 and there is a final page for parents to write a note to end the book.

Types of pages:
Photo pages - you'll need something to attach the pictures (like double stick tape
Birthday pages - one page for each birthday with questions for parent to answer about the day of birthday
Interview pages - once your baby can communicate, these Q&A pages will create fun moments for parent-child.
Time Capsule pockets - with suggestions of what to put in the pocket
Bonus pages - fun activity pages which can capture your child's imagination or perception of the world

Nice features:
Spiral binding - If I add keepsakes, the binding will open to accommodate.
Elastic strap - To keep the book closed
Quality paper - Nice paper - ink won't bleed through
Gender neutral colors - orange / green / white (think pumpkin and forest green)

Something that might not be for everyone:
On some of the interviews, there is a question of "what are your thoughts about God". This might bother some people, but I think it could be an interesting question even if you are not raising your child with a belief in God - they are bound to have friends who talk about church, God, etc.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Keepsake October 31, 2008
Format:Hardcover-spiral
I saw this book at a big box retail store for more money and really liked it but wasn't willing to pay the price that they were selling it for. When I saw it on Amazon for a better price I bought it for both my daughters. Kids grow up so fast and having a place to write down the memories of special occasions like their birthdays I really believe is a gift to a child. I would love to have books of memories of my childhood. In this book there is places to interview older children about their favorite gift, their favorite memory of their day and their favorite things not related to their birthday. It will be great to look back each year and see the changes. There is also places to put birthday invitations or pictures.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! February 16, 2009
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a wonderful book for recording special memories until your child is 18. My baby is not born yet, but I can't wait to start filling it out at a year!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Keepsake: From toddler hood to young adulthood April 22, 2010
By Heather
Format:Hardcover-spiral|Amazon Verified Purchase
I came across this book last year when my daughter was turning 1. It sounded like a cute idea, so I decided to order a copy. I've since purchased about dozen more copies and have given them out as birthday presents. Everyone loves the book and several friends have purchased additional copies for older siblings. The book isn't gender specific, so it works well for both boys and girls. It provides you with the opportunity to record memories of your child annually for 18 years. From toddler hood to young adulthood this book provides space for you to post photos, ask interview questions and preserve birthday invitations and other keepsakes in the Time Capsule.

Each year has its own page of question to answer about your child's big day. Sample questions are:

"Your very first birthday cake ever was...................."

"Family and friends who were there to celebrate with you include........................."

"The highlight of the party was......................"

"Your favorite gift was..................."

"Your noisiest gift was.................."

"Your guests received a goody bag filled with....................."

"Funny thing you said recently....................."

Once your child is 3 years old there is an Exclusive Interview section for each year. Sample questions are:

"What makes you really really happy?"

"Are you scared of anything?"

"What do you think you'd like to be when you grow up?"

There is also a Time Capsule section for you to tuck away keepsakes like invitations, tracing of your child's hand, artwork, newspaper clippings, report cards, birthday wish lists, etc.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Birthday Book
Gift for our newborn granddaughter that our daughter-in-law really wanted for her little one who really liked it & thinking about getting ones for her other 2 children.
Published 2 days ago by Bookworm
3.0 out of 5 stars small page space but cute
I think this book is really cute and I had high hopes for it. My biggest issue is that it has pages for birthday photos but you are supposed to fit three photos per page and that... Read more
Published 2 days ago by pinkflamingo
5.0 out of 5 stars Will buy for others
I think this book is a great book to keep for your children. It goes past the years of a baby book, like other reviewers said and has pockets for invitations and other keepsakes. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Mshoes
5.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had bought when my kids were born!
My only regret is not buying these sooner! This is a great book full of neat questions to interview your kids with.! I would highly recommend!
Published 6 days ago by Cali33
4.0 out of 5 stars Milestones
A great book to keep track of what happened each birthday. Will become like a time capsule for my daughter.
Published 6 days ago by Brooke Graff
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Baby Shower gift
We've bought several of these after getting one for our daughter years ago. A great way to capture their first 18 years, and then give it to them as a gift!
Published 7 days ago by Marcus Hernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars adorable
my busy daughter-in-law was thrilled to get a cute and quick way to save memories for the children. good value
Published 8 days ago by Cindy
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Keepsake Journal
I gave this to my daughter when her youngest baby turned 1. It's a perfect way to record quick notes on a child's growth, likes/dislikes at a certain age, etc. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Granny
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE IT!
I was so sad when I had completed my children's baby books. I wanted to continue it, but not have to do something daily or scrapbook. This is perfect!!
Published 1 month ago by L. West
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book with One Small Issue
After using this book for going on five years now, I have one tiny complaint: the binding blows. It's just not big enough. It should be so much larger. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Aria Carlisle
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