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The birthday door

On her birthday Helen follows messages that lead her all over the house and eventually to a special surprise.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992
Other Authors:	Thornton, Peter, 1956- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Morrow, c1986.
Subjects:	Birthdays > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	On her birthday Helen follows messages that lead her all over the house and eventually to a special surprise.
Physical Description:	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:	0688061931 9780688061937 068806194X (lib. bdg.) 9780688061944 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Eve Merriam (July 19, 1916 - April 11, 1992) was an American poet and writer. Her first book was entitled, Family Circle. She was born as Eva Moskovitz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating with an A.B. from the Cornell University in 1937, Merriam moved to New York to pursue graduate studies at Columbia University. Her book, The Inner City Mother Goose, was described as one of the most banned books of the time. It inspired a 1971 Broadway musical called Inner City and a 1982 musical production called Street Dreams. Merriam won an Obie Award from the Village Voice in 1976 for her play, The Club. In 1981 she won the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Merriam died on April 11, 1992, in Manhattan, NY from liver cancer. (Bowker Author Biography)