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"Thank all of you, even Cow, for just the most magic birthday I've ever had," ten-year-old Becky says at the very end of this book.
What a truly magical birthday it is! It would be wonderful if every child could have one such day, but since that is unlikely the next best thing is to share Becky's birthday with her—in story and pictures full of fresh country air.
From the first moment when the sun awakens Becky, all through the whole August day, and into the blue evening, you can hear bird song, smell sun-soaked flowers and growing things, feel the good cool earth on bare feet, and see and taste the tantalizing farm food. But the surprise is the best part of all—a real surprise to the reader as well as to the birthday girl!
It is all delight—like going back a generation in time for a summer holiday with an affectionate, closely knit family group, well-loved animals, no modern "improvements"—just simple fun and pure contentment.
—from the dust jacket
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