Royden Lepp - Happy Birthday Barnabas

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Happy Birthday Barnabas

Copyright 2008 by Amaze Entertainment, Inc.

Illustrations copyright 2008 by Amaze Entertainment, Inc.

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ePub Edition October 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-86874-3

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Lepp, Royden, 1980

Happy birthday, Barnabas / story by Royden Lepp ; pictures by Royden Lepp.

p. cm.(I can read! My first)

Summary: Barnabas Bear thanks Jesus when his friends in Brookdale Wood throw him a surprise birthday party.

ISBN-13: 978-0-310-71586-3 (softcover)

ISBN-10: 0-310-71586-5 (softcover)

[1. Birthdays-Fiction. 2. Parties-Fiction. 3. Bears-Fiction. 4. Animals-Fiction. 5. Christian life-Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.L5557Hap 2008

[E]dc22

2007023105

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Art Direction: Jody Langley

Cover Design: Sarah Molegraaf

Table of Contents

Today is Barnabas Bears birthday.

Good morning, Barnabas!

Thank you, Russell.
You remembered my birthday!

Please sit down, Russell,
said Barnabas Bear.

Well have a cup of tea.

Theres Mr. Beaver,
said Barnabas Bear.

I wonder where he is going.
I wonder why he has a ladder.

Would you like green tea
or black tea? asked Barnabas.

Theres Peter Pig,
said Barnabas.

I wonder where he is going.
I wonder why he has crayons.

Russell, could you please
pass the milk?

I wonder where Sara Skunk
is going with Gary Gator,
said Barnabas.

Why do they have balloons?

Would you like more tea,
Russell? asked Barnabas.

How about another cookie?

Where is everyone going?

Why do they need cupcakes?