SuitabookWishes and consequences
Sam wishes his birthday could happen every day; the wish then repeats and problems develop.
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David Baddiel - Author
A playful wish-comes-true premise gradually becomes troubling: Sam's birthday repeats, and something he values more than birthdays may be endangered.
This is the story of Sam Green, who really, really, really loves birthdays. He loves the special breakfasts in bed. The presents. The themed parties. Blowing out the candles on his cake. Everything. He is so excited about his 11th birthday, in fact, that he wishes it was his birthday every day. So, at first, it's quite exciting when his birthday happens again the next morning. And again. And again. And again ... But it's not long before things start to go wrong. Soon, disaster strikes, threatening something Sam loves even more than birthdays. Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for ...
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA playful wish-comes-true premise gradually becomes troubling: Sam's birthday repeats, and something he values more than birthdays may be endangered.
Sam wishes his birthday could happen every day; the wish then repeats and problems develop.
Sam loves birthdays intensely, yet the story says he loves something else even more and that it becomes threatened.
The repeated wish eventually leads to disaster and threatens something important to Sam. If a child finds escalating consequences worrying, pause to check how the tension feels.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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