I am in search of a board book I read in the early 90s, probably somewhere between 1991 and 1998. It was a board book, squarish (maybe 5″x5″?) and about 1-1.5\u201d thick. It was probably intended for pre-K children. I believe the cover was a pale pastel yellow or pale pastel green. There was a vignette on the front with the mouse family I believe. The illustration style was not cartoonish, more similar to Brambly Hedge books, though it was not a Brambly Hedge book.
From what I can recall, in the book a little girl mouse in a white dress is sad because she believes her family has forgotten her birthday, however the family is busy readying a surprise for her. The mother has baked her favorite food, cheesecake, her sister (maybe called Sister Mouse?) has made her a card with a heart drawn on it, her favorite shape, I believe her father carves her a little wooden chair with a heart design in its back, and two other mice siblings are drawing a Happy Birthday banner? The main character mouse I recall as having a large pink nose.
Other books that have been suggested but are not the book I\u2019m looking for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-It is not \u201cHappy Birthday, Babymouse!\u201d by Jennifer Holm (though I was certain this was the title of the book, I must be wrong) -It is not from the Angelina Ballerina, Brambly Hedge, or Beatrix Potter series. I am not aware of it being from any series, although it could possibly be a Golden Book? -It is not Happy Birthday, Mouse! by Kate Stone, Little Mouse\u2019s Happy Birthday by Robin Spowart, Mouse\u2019s Birthday by Jane Yolen, or Amanda Mouse and the Birthday Cake by Gyles Brandret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I adored this book as a child and it was lost when a pipe burst in the basement of my childhood home. I didn\u2019t think it would be difficult to find a copy of it, remembering so many details, but when I searched, “Happy birthday, Baby Mouse!” which I had been certain was the title, I came up with various books that are not the book I’m looking for.
I would be so incredibly grateful to anyone who can help me find this book. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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