At the endof a long wooden table, in a small wooden cabin, James sits alone with a cakebefore him. Today is his birthday, and although he has not a single friend, hehopes for a joyous day. Little does he know, his birthday wish is about to comestorming through the door, the floors, the walls, and the window! What begins as a meditation on loneliness transforms into an absurd, textured series of surprises as a wild cast of characters vie for the limelight. Chaosensues as various forest animals swoop into James's cabin to claim that it is,in fact, their birthday - and all singing loudly to boot. Ala Flora'scoloured pencil illustrations are vibrant and surreal, the perfectaccompaniment to NYT bestselling author Gideon Sterer's dry, comic storytellingstyle. A storythat will appeal particularly to shy children, The Big Big Birthday is atopsy-turvy tale about solitude and company, coming together, and lettingloose.