SuitabookBirthday boy
David Baddiel
- Reading
- Read the opening for its playful energy, then pause when the birthdays begin going wrong. Afterwards, discuss what was threatened and whether the ending changes your view of Sam's wish.
- Themes
- Wishes and consequences: Sam wishes his birthday could happen every day; the wish then repeats and problems develop. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- What matters most: Sam loves birthdays intensely, yet the story says he loves something else even more and that it becomes threatened. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- 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.