I Want Two Birthdays! (Little Princess) - Hardcover

Tony Ross has illustrated hundreds of children's books including the beloved Amber Brown series and his own Little Princess books for Andersen Press. He has chalked up countless awards in his fifty-year career and his books have been published in more than fifty languages.

"After an especially wonderful birthday, Little Princess decides that only one per year just won't do. She speaks with the Prime Minister, who puts a second birthday on the royal calendar. But, though two are definitely better than one, this still won't do. Gradually, Little Princess celebrates her birthday every day. The parties begin with special cakes and presents galore. However, the need to stay clean and to dress up each day becomes tedious, as do the smaller cakes, the insignificant presents, and the dearth of people who can attend daily parties and afford daily gifts. Thus is born the brilliant idea of having one 'special' day each year that is different from all the rest―a day in which the child can get dirty and play whatever she wants. It's declared her 'unbirthday' and falls on the day she was born. Ross's bright, cheerful trademark watercolor illustrations add much humor to this already funny tale about having too much of a good thing. Children love birthday celebrations and will be delighted with this newest 'Little Princess' story."
--School Library Journal

"Little Princess stars again in a book about a popular subject. The greedy royal girl wants to know why her mother has two birthdays and then demands to have two for herself. At her insistence, the Prime Minister plans a birthday every day, but her wise father the king finds a clever solution. Filled with satirical moments, the watercolor illustrations add to the madcap comedy." --The Horn Book Guide