Happy Birthday, Moon

Bear loves the moon so much that he wants to give him a birthday present. But he doesn't know when his birthday is or what to get him. So Bear goes to have a little chat with the moon.

A poetic fantasy, Happy Birthday, Moon has delighted fans for years as a simple yet reassuring celebration of love and friendship. Gently told with warm words and charming illustrations by creator Frank Asch, Happy Birthday Moon was cited by The New York Times as one of the ten best titles of the year.

When a bear discovers that the moon shares his birthday, he buys the moon a beautiful hat as a present.

Bear travels to the highest mountaintop to find out what to give the Moon for its birthday and discovers a delightful surprise — the Moon has the same birthday as Bear. Or so it seems....

Frank Asch has written and illustrated nearly sixty children's books, including picture books, poetry, and novels. He is the author of the first book in the Class Pets series, The Ghost of P.S. 42, and is perhaps best known as the creator of the Moonbear series. He performs puppet shows for home-schooled children in his hometown of Middletown Springs, Vermont.