Three Happy Birthdays (1989)
Three separate vignettes about birthdays starring six-year-old Benny; his dog, Charlie; and sister, Marla, on her fifth birthday. When Benny gets an umbrella for his birthday, he can hardly wait for it to rain. In the meantime, he finds creative uses for his new present--keeping the sun off his ice-cream cone and giving his toy lion a ride.

"The only thing better than a birthday celebration is three of them. Share a trio of very happy--and very different--birthdays in short stories told in a clear, simple style that is right on target for brand-new readers. "Cozy stories for beginning readers."--School Library Journal.