"Happy Birthday": The Story of the World's Most Popular Song - Hardcover

Allen, Nancy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1589806751 ISBN 13: 9781589806757

Publisher: Pelican Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

This children's picture book tells the story of how the most popular song in the world began as a little ditty, "Good Morning to All," to greet kindergarten students each day. Sisters Mildred and Patty Hill wrote the music and lyrics and later changed the words to the familiar "Happy Birthday to You."

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

[Front Flap]

"Nancy Kelly Allen's buoyant prose virtually sings throughout this engaging account of the world's best-known musical ditty. Informative and fun!"
-Paul Brett Johnson, author and illustrator of The Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down

"This story, engagingly told, shows children not only where a song they know and love comes from, but that art comes from people, and that they might make some, too."
-Anne Shelby, author of The Man Who Lived in a Hollow Tree

Before blowing out the birthday candles, friends and family often celebrate by serenading each other with the world's most beloved song. Now children can discover the true story behind the cheerful ditty in a book that steals the cake!
Through colorful and realistic illustrations, the history of the Hill sisters comes to life. Growing up in Kentucky, Mildred would play the piano while Patty composed songs. Once they became teachers, they began each day of class with the merry tune "Good Morning to All." After changing the words, they used the song to wish loved ones "Happy Birthday," and it soon became a party favorite.

[Back Flap]

A former teacher and librarian, Nancy Kelly Allen earned master's degrees in elementary education and library science from Morehead State University and the University of Kentucky, respectively. She is the author of Pelican's Daniel Boone: Trailblazer. Allen resides in Hazard, Kentucky, where she continues to write.
The recipient of three Illustration of the Month awards and three Illustration of the Year awards from Highlights magazine, Gary Undercuffler is an art instructor. He lives in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

About the Author:

Nancy Kelly Allen, a former teacher and librarian, fell in love with children's books as a graduate student. The author of Pelican's "Happy Birthday": The Story of the World's Most Popular Song and Daniel Boone: Trailblazer, Allen is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Appalachian Authors Guild, Writers of the North Fork, and Art of the Mountains. She resides with her husband, Larry, and two assistant writers, miniature schnauzers Jazi and Roxi, in Hazard, Kentucky.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1589806751
• ISBN 13: 9781589806757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Undercuffler Gary