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THAO LAM is the best-selling, critically acclaimed author/illustrator of Happy Birthday to Me, THAO, My Cat Looks Like My Dad, and The Paper Boat, named a best book of 2020 by Kirkus, Booklist, School Library Journal, the Globe and Mail, CBC and others. She studied illustration at Sheridan College and has an insatiable love of colored and textured papers, which she uses to create her exuberant collages. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Happy Birthday to Me offers the gift of amusement and reassurance to readers who have found that being the center of attention makes them feel... well, a whole bunch of ways. -- ""Shelf Awareness"" Lam's paper craft illustrations are intricate and layered, creating a rich, textured reading experience ... Happy Birthday to Me is a clever and calming ode to all the emotions we feel on the 'best' days of our lives, good and bad. -- ""CM: Canadian Review of Materials"" This is a lovely story that will help young readers sort through the big feelings that come with birthday celebrations, complete with the ups and downs that expectations can bring. -- ""Canadian Children's Book News"" Lam, as usual, has a finger on the pulse of a child's life, and this self-centric version is absolutely spot-on in corralling just how important a birthday is to a preschooler. STARRED REVIEW -- ""School Library Journal"" Worthy of a celebration, this is a multifaceted yet child-friendly exploration of the big emotions associated with birthdays. STARRED REVIEW -- ""Kirkus"" Colorful, intricate cut-paper collages ... capture the high-flying, many-layered feelings of a kid at the center of a birthday celebration. -- ""Publishers Weekly""
