{"product_id":"a-birthday-story-0578717131","title":"A Birthday Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0578717131\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polansky, Debra R\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct Description A Birthday Story. This is a tender story for young children about how a birthday wish comes true. Christina is filledwith questions as her birthday approaches. Her fairy godmother, her guardian angeland a surprising gift gently help her find the answers she seeks. Review I first read A Birthday Story at bed time. What a tender, comforting and beautiful experience, leading to a great night's sleep! I am sure that this story will be just as comforting to any young one who receives its message. Debra and Jennifer have truly accomplished something very touching. I will make sure that my grandchildren have copies of this storybook to read to their own children in future years. It is such a gem for the little ones!-Janet Kellman, Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher for 30 years, Former Director and Teacher-Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Training Program, Rudolf Steiner College, CaliforniaThis is a sweet, imaginative story for parents, grandparents and care givers to share with their birthday child! Debra Polansky captures a child's wonder perfectly and Jennifer Bundey's gentle paintings enhance this delightful storybook.-Marianne Alsop, Administrator-Online Waldorf Library, Director-LifeWays California Coast \u0026amp; San Francisco Bay Early Childhood Training, and Founding Managing Editor of \"Renewal, A Journal for Waldorf Education\"I gifted this book to each of my three granddaughters and will soon gift it to my third great-granddaughter. The story pays homage to the joy and wonder each new life brings forward, and honors the magical journey of childhood. The artwork captures the pure innocence of the child through dreamlike luminous watercolors that perfectly complement the story. The telling of this gentle story is becoming a much-anticipated birthday tradition in our family.-Maria Ramirez, Non-Profit Director for disenfranchised populations, Waldorf School Administrator, Artist, and Creator of Gnome HomesAll children look forward to their birthdays with joyful anticipation. Debra Polansky honors and captures the mystery and beauty of this event in a way that invokes the wonder and magic of childhood. Jennifer Bundey's ethereal illustrations pair perfectly with the gentle flow of the story. This will be a book your children will want to read again and again; not just each year on their birthdays and the days leading up to them, but alsoat those times when the question tugs at their hearts, \"Who am I?\"-Lea Nelson-Gemmell, Waldorf Early Childhood Educator for 20+ years-parent-toddler, pre-school and kindergarten About the Author Debra Polansky has been a Waldorf early childhood educator for over 30 years. She spent many years teaching in the kindergarten at the East Bay Waldorf School in El Sobrante, California and currently teaches at her in-home program, Morning Song Preschool-Kindergarten in Auburn. She has a degree in Comparative Literature and completed her Waldorf teacher training at Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento, California. It has been her pleasure to create many stories for her students by first carefully listening to them and then reflecting their world by weaving stories of delight, wonder and imagination.Jennifer Bundey has been a Waldorf professional in Australia and the U.S. since 1979. On sabbatical she completed the Arts Program at Rudolf Steiner College, Sacramento. In 2003 she became a full-time artist. Jennifer engages in and teaches the artistic process as a means of self-development. Her paintings evoke light and hope. To view Jennifer's art or purchase illustrations, please visit www.jenniferbundey.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67944877818144,"sku":"NEW0578717131","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61R1hG8ZRmL.jpg?v=1792798047","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-birthday-story-0578717131","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}