Celebrate reading with these books about birthdays! From birthday chickens and birthday wishes gone wrong to belated birthdays and even birthdays on Mars, we’ll get you in the party spirit! So grab a piece of cake and enjoy one of these fun stories!
YOUTH
Little ones will giggle at the unexpected birthday surprises in these picture books!
Cake by Sue Hendra
Cake has never been to a birthday party. He buys just the right outfit, including the perfect hat! But as the candles on his perfect party hat begin to burn, and the other party guests begin to sing, Cake starts to think twice about attending this party.
I Got a Chicken for My Birthday by Laura Gehl
All the birthday girl wants from her Abuela is a ticket to the amusement park. Instead, she gets a chicken. But this chicken is no ordinary chicken! With help from other animals, this hard-working chicken may end up making the birthday girl’s wishes come true!
My Lucky Birthday by Keiko Kasza
Just as Alligator Al is planning the perfect birthday dinner for himself, a piglet knocks on his door. Al is so lucky that the piglet is there to help…or is he? Does the piglet have a clever party trick up his sleeve?
Beginning readers can join Heidi as she throws a belated birthday party for her best friend.
Heidi Heckelbeck Takes the Cake by Wanda Coven
When Heidi accidentally forgets her best friend’s birthday, she plans to make it up to him by using her magic to throw him the best birthday party ever! Will he forgive her, or will this party be another magical mess?
This fun chapter book teaches kids to “be careful what you wish for!”
Billy Miller Makes a Wish by Kevin Henkes
Billy blows out his birthday candles and wishes that something exciting would happen. But he immediately regrets his wish when an ambulance rushes to his neighbor’s house. Is he responsible? Or is there another surprise for Billy and his family just around the corner—maybe the best one yet!
Learn the most astonishing birthday facts on Earth and beyond in these non-fiction titles.
Weird but True: Birthdays by National Geographic Kids
Get in the birthday mood by reading this fun, informative book with 300 crazy facts about the wildest parties, the most enormous cakes, and the weirdest birthday coincidences!
Birthday on Mars by Sara Schonfeld
Even robots have birthdays! Celebrate Curiosity and wish a happy birthday to one of NASA’s most famous Mars rovers in this adorable non-fiction picture book!
TEENS AND TWEENS
Celebrate with these teen and tween characters at their very different birthday parties!
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday by Rachel Renee Russell
Nikki and her BFFs Chloe and Zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic proportions. There’s just one problem: Nikki’s mom says no to the budget they need to make it happen. Nikki is ready to call the whole thing off, but help comes from the person she least expects!
Birthday Vicious by Melissa de la Cruz
Ashley Spencer relies on her birthday party to prove that she is at the top of the social standings. She’d also like to solve the problem of losing her boyfriend. Will all of her birthday wishes come true?
Finally by Wendy Mass
After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.
