The Birthdays
The Birthdays

Author: Heidi Pitlor

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2014-08-21

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0571319300

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The Millers, an ordinary American family, are travelling to a small island off the coast of Maine where they will celebrate their father's 75th birthday. All three adult children are expecting children of their own and at the same time find themselves at major crossroads in their lives. As the Miller family gathers, an unexpected incident shatters the celebrations and it seems that nobody will emerge quite the same. Written with great emotional and psychological insight, The Birthdays is a journey into the harrowing and redemptive heart of family life.This story of marriage and impending parenthood is certain to establish Heidi Pitlor as a rare new voice in fiction.

Fortune-Telling Birthday Book
Fortune-Telling Birthday Book

Author: Chronicle Books

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2011-04-29

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 081187074X

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Discover the meaning behind your birthday, identify your ideal mate, and more with this handy little guide. Forget cookies and crystal balls—this little book has a personalized fortune for you and everyone you love. Harkening back to the 1930s, the nostalgic illustrations in the Fortune-Telling Birthday Book accompany a perennial calendar for you to keep track of (and interpret) the birthdays of all your friends and family. Other traditions and folklore are also included—birthstones and their meanings, astrological signs, ideal mates, flowers of the month, and anniversary symbols.

The Hidden World of Birthdays
The Hidden World of Birthdays

Author: Judith Turner

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1999-03-09

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 0684857987

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Provides information on what you need to know about one's birthday, includes lucky numbers, health scents, gems, symbols, and favorable foods

The Birthday Book
The Birthday Book

Author: Ann Druitt

Publisher: Festivals and the Seasons

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781903458013

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Birthdays are milestones on our journey through life. The authors say, "We wrote this book for the many people who wish to find ways of bringing beauty, meaning, and a touch of magic into the celebration of birthdays." Packed with recipes, stories, songs and games, and ideas for cards, decorations, and presents, The Birthday Book is spiced with quotations from famous birthday celebrants and amusing historical anecdotes. Features: - A complete resource for birthday celebrations from age one to 100+. - How to organize a party--invitations, games, prizes and food. - Party suggestions for teenagers, 18 to 21 year-olds, twins, and small children. - Unique celebrations for those on holiday, ill, Christmas birthdays, and rainy days. - Birthday traditions from around the world--Chinese, Muslim, Hindu, and many more.

The Birthday Book
The Birthday Book

Author: Todd Parr

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2020-04-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780316506632

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Learn about all the wonderful ways to celebrate a birthday with beloved and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Todd Parr! With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity, Todd Parr explores all the different things you can do on your birthday: a day that's all about you! From spending your birthday by yourself to having a big party, receiving presents to receiving hugs, this book is a lively, inclusive introduction to birthday celebrations for any family.

To Do
To Do

Author: Gertrude Stein

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0300170971

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Written in 1940 and intended as a follow-up to Stein's children's book "The World Is Round," published the previous year, "To Do" is a fanciful journey through the alphabet.

The Secret Language of Birthdays
The Secret Language of Birthdays

Author: Alicia Thompson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-07-22

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781595142320

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Offers astrological insights into birthday profiles, sharing quizzes and personality descriptions that reveal such qualities as a reader's most compatible pets, dates, and shopping styles.

Birthday Book
Birthday Book

Author: BHB International Staff

Publisher:

Published: 1997-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781858336855

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A lavishly decorated address and telephone book, both practical in design with a generous amount of space allowed for entries, and inspirational in style. Packed with stunning full-color photographs, this glorious volume captures the splendor of orchard and meadow, garden and woodland.Each address entry has space to note down those recent additions to family and business life - cellular phone numbers and e-mail addresses

The Maine Birthday Book
The Maine Birthday Book

Author: Tonya Shevenell

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781733951609

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A 52-page hardcover children's book celebrating the wildlife, geography and magic of Maine through the birthday stories and special wishes of animal friends, The Maine Birthday Book is from the imagination of Maine native, Tonya Shevenell, with watercolor illustrations by Laura Winslow.Birthday stories abound when a thoughtful chickadee asks his friends from all over Maine's woods, waterways and wilderness a special question: what do you wish for? Join Doodles, a puffin from Knox County; Socks, a black bear from Penobscot County; Chester, a snowshoe hare from Franklin County and the rest of the animal friends for a party to be enjoyed any day of the year.