It's Tim's birthday. Instead of a package, Tim gets a mysterious letter - written in code! It begins: When the moon comes up , look for the biggest star. Tim - and the reader - are off, following the clues. And at the end of the treasure hunt is a wonderful birthday surprise!Full-color pages, designed with cutout shapes, allow preschool children to fully participate in this enticing adventure. - Publisher's Weekly‘On the night before Tim’s birthday, he finds a rebus note, a secret message directing him to his gift. Youngsters can read the note with him, then follow him up, down, and through the various-shaped, brightly colored [die-cut] pages to find the puppy at the end. . . . ‘A Very-First-Step-To-Learning Book’ dealing with directional concepts.’ —CE. ‘On the night before Tim’s birthday, he finds a rebus note, a secret message directing him to his gift. Youngsters can read the note with him, then follow him up, down, and through the various-shaped, brightly colored [die-cut] pages to find the puppy at the end. . . . ‘A Very-First-Step-To-Learning Book’ dealing with directional concepts.’ —CE. | The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle, Board Book | Indigo Chapters