Happy Birthday, Cupcake!
Happy Birthday, Cupcake! book cover

Happy Birthday, Cupcake!

Hardcover – Picture Book, July 7, 2015

Price
$16.95
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Publisher
Philomel Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0399171604
Dimensions
10.5 x 0.39 x 11.38 inches
Weight
1.23 pounds

Description

Praise for Happy Birthday, Cupcake! : "As in his earlier picture book, Border's characters are skillfully crafted food items with basic wire limbs arranged in simple landscapes....Preschoolers will be delighted with the visual mayhem."-- Kirkus Reviews Terry Border (www.terryborder.com) is the author of Peanut Butter & Cupcake and thexa0mastermind behind the Bent Objects project, which has been lauded in media all over the world, spawning books, calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. He lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana. @TerryBorder

Features & Highlights

  • From the creator of
  • Peanut Butter & Cupcake
  • comes a birthday book starring everyone's favorite dessert!
  • What's a cupcake to do when she needs to plan her birthday party? In this hilarious, kid-friendly homage to food and birthdays, Cupcake runs through tons of ideas while her best friend, Blueberry Muffin, finds reasons why they won't work: Soup gets seasick; Donut melts in the sun; someome might get squashed during musical chairs; and Cupcake is not very good at limbo (her icing might get sliced off!). Just as Cupcake is ready to crumble, Blueberry Muffin has one last idea that just might save the day.  With laugh-out-loud visual gags (like a band made up of beans--the musical fruit, of course), this book is sure to put a birthday smile on any kid's face (and on adult faces as well).
  • Praise for
  • Happy Birthday, Cupcake!
  • :
  • "As in his earlier picture book, Border's characters are skillfully crafted food items with basic wire limbs arranged in simple landscapes....Preschoolers will be delighted with the visual mayhem."--
  • Kirkus Reviews
  • Praise for
  • Peanut Butter & Cupcake
  • :
  • "Border’s witty food comedy will lure children who are hungry for clever visual entertainment."--
  • Publishers Weekly
  • "[Z]any creative photographs. [A] read-aloud hit."--
  • School Library Journal

Customer Reviews

Rating Breakdown

★★★★★
60%
(152)
★★★★
25%
(64)
★★★
15%
(38)
★★
7%
(18)
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Most Helpful Reviews

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Adorable pictures, sweet story!

My kids (ages 4 and 6) and I loved this book! We enjoyed reading Terry Border's previous book "Peanut Butter and Cupcake" and were looking forward to the release of "Happy Birthday, Cupcake!". It did not disappoint. The pictures are adorable, and the story is sweet. I've found that reading these books encourages my kids' imaginations. They now talk about what foods would be friends, how the food would act, and how it might feel about things. I like a book that we continue to think about even when we're done reading.

Overall, this hardback book is a great deal. It is a large and colorful book that would make a great birthday present or look cute sitting on top of a bookshelf in your kid's room.
12 people found this helpful
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Adorable pictures, sweet story!

My kids (ages 4 and 6) and I loved this book! We enjoyed reading Terry Border's previous book "Peanut Butter and Cupcake" and were looking forward to the release of "Happy Birthday, Cupcake!". It did not disappoint. The pictures are adorable, and the story is sweet. I've found that reading these books encourages my kids' imaginations. They now talk about what foods would be friends, how the food would act, and how it might feel about things. I like a book that we continue to think about even when we're done reading.

Overall, this hardback book is a great deal. It is a large and colorful book that would make a great birthday present or look cute sitting on top of a bookshelf in your kid's room.
12 people found this helpful
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Buy it Now!

If you already know Terry Border, you will no doubt have already purchased this book. If not, go ahead and click now. You'll meet Cupcake, who is trying desperately to plan her birthday party along with Muffin, who seems destined to foil every idea she thinks up. The creative and clever illustrations beg for repeated readings and will definitely make you giggle. My son(8) loved it and I can't wait to read it to my first graders in the fall. Very useful for teaching prediction, patterns, and character emotion.
6 people found this helpful
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Another awesome book by Terry Border!

This is the second book we have purchased that was written by Terry Border. It is great. I love the pictures in it...they are hilarious! My son is 6 and just learned to read, and we are reading these together. These books are witty, hilarious, and you will love the creativity of the pictures. I hope Terry continues to produce these, because we will continue to buy them. To the story though...

Cupcake wants to have a party, but due to her friends are all food, she has to consider all their needs. If it's hot they will melt, if they go on a boat some food items might spill, etc. The book has a good message but is also funny. A+
5 people found this helpful
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beautiful pics as always

Cute but doesn't live up to peanut butter and cupcake. beautiful pics as always.
2 people found this helpful
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We love Terry Border's Peanut Butter and Cupcake

We love Terry Border's Peanut Butter and Cupcake, so we purchased this book. The pictures are adorable, but the story is a bit less charming than Peanut Butter and Cupcake. The puns are very adult friendly, though, so we enjoy it.
2 people found this helpful
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cute book with good humor and great pictures.

cute book with great pics, we love the books this author makes like this, and so does our 4yo!
1 people found this helpful
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Love it!

The cutest book!!
1 people found this helpful
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I didn't know what to expect when ordering this book ...

I didn't know what to expect when ordering this book blindly without seeing it in person but the story was cute...but didn't care for the pictures.
1 people found this helpful
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Great for readers aged 2-5

Of all the Terry Borden books, this is our favorite. I've bought several more copies as Birthday gifts for the little readers I know.
1 people found this helpful