The Great Birthday Surprise!

By Tanya Wright

Hip, hip, hooray It's Hairiette's Birthday

With her glowy hair done and the perfect dress picked out, Hairiette is ready for her special seventh birthday present. But on the big day, there is no bike in sight All she gets is a stinking barrette and comb. It looks like it isn't going to be a hip hip hooray day after all...until a class unit on imagination changes everything

i + magi + nation = My Magic Nation

Using the power of her imagination, Hairiette turns her boring birthday gifts into charmed objects that whisk her off to an enchanted place called Magic Nation where she can have hip hip hooray days every day All she needs is a little creativity and the magic words, "Razzle, Dazzle, Diddly, Do " and soon the adventures begin

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464243875
• ISBN13: 9781464243875
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3

Customer Reviews

Imagination rules!

Hairiette's hair is all glowy and sparkly, but when she gets hair adornments for her 7th birthday instead of the bike that she REALLY wants disappointment almost rules the day until she learns about imagination. Fun chapter book with needed lessons. Aunt Zelda! The illustrations by Ashley Evans are fun, brilliantly colorful, and tell the story, too.. Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school, waiting room, or your local public library! Pub Date Sep 02, 2025 I requested and received an uncorrected digital galley from SOURCEBOOKS Kids | Sourcebooks Young Readers via NetGalley. ***** #review #goodreads #storygraph #NetGalley @librarythingofficial #TheGreatBirthdaySurprise by Tanya Wright @tanyaishair and illustrated by Ashley Evans @ash_from_queens #HairietteofHarlemBk1 @sourcebookskids #kidlit #picturebooks #childrensbookillustration @childrensbookcouncil #bookshop_org #bookshop_org_uk @indigo #kidsbooks #imagination #creativity #family #hairsalon #birthdaypresent #friendship #sparkles #disappointment #chapterbook