The Law of Birthdays: A Story about Choice - Hardcover

by Marina Kondrakhina (Illustrator), Brenna Jeanneret (Author)

The Law of Birthdays decrees every child shall eat cake at birthday parties. Until one Girl tells the Royal Guard, "No, thanks." when offered cake at the King's birthday. The King doesn't accept her refusal or her reasons why. However, the Girl remains patient until the King's refusal to understand pushes her to lay down an explanation even he can't deny. The book comes with discussion prompts for comprehensive learning. FREE Reader's Guide and coloring pages are also available on the publisher website. The Reader's Guide contains interactive lesson plans that encourage critical thinking skills and connect to the national elementary curriculum.

Author Biography

To avoid adult responsibilities at all costs Brenna spends as much time as possible road-tripping with her husband and son in their VW van to rock climb. She is agented by Dan Cramer at Page Turner Lit and co-hosts the kidlit podcast You May Contribute A Verse. Find her on Twitter @Brennajeanneret