Turkey’s Birthday Bash is a children’s book written by Wendi Silvano.

Summary: Turkey’s birthday is today.

He wants a party.

He wants food.

He wants to know what the farmer and his family are doing in the backyard.

Turkey decides to do whatever it takes to find out-is he getting a birthday party, or not?

My Thoughts: This book wasn’t my favorite.

I didn’t love the storyline. And maybe I just took it the wrong way, but it seemed like the turkey was a little entitled (if you can say that about a turkey.)

I will say that the colorful and detailed illustrations are nice, and the main character really does get up to some silly shenanigans, which is fun.

Overall, this one wasn’t really for me, and I don’t know that it is one I would want to read again and again.

I would like to thank Two Lions for providing me with a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my review. Thank you.

Thank you to Netgalley, Two Lions, and Wendi for an advance copy of Turkey's Birthday Bash!

It’s Turkey’s birthday, but no one is celebrating. In fact, no one even seems to know about it. Even stranger, Farmer Jake and his family are up to something in the backyard. And Turkey isn’t allowed to see what it is. Good thing he knows how to be sneaky—and that his friends help him put together the best disguises. Turkey dresses up as everything from a candle to a cupcake, but try as he might, he can’t get past the family. It just may be that Turkey is in for a birthday surprise or two…

Luke's review: This book was about Turkeys birthday. Him wanted pizza and a party. My favorite part was when he dressed up as a donkey to sneak in. I also like when he was happy!

My Review: What's not to like about Turkey? The books are always silly and heartfelt. Luke has read several and he never fails to laugh. My big complaint is the format on Kindle was not user-friendly.

Another fabulous addition to the series! This is perfect for little ones who enjoy sneaky characters who are loved anyway. The whole series is super silly from the writing to the illustrations. A great choice for the preschool - lower elementary age range.

We are in the middle of birthday season in our house and the kids are busting with anticipation and looking forward to birthday parties with an over abundance of excitement and impatience so Turkey's antics to figure out if he was getting a birthday party were right on point. We laughed and joked about how over the top turkey was (although they didn't see the connection) and celebrated when Turkey got his surprise at the end.

The illustrations in this one are really fun too. Bright and beautiful, busting with energy.

This was a really fun read and perfectly timed for our 5, 6 and 8 year olds.

3.5 Stars

This read was available on Net Galley so I grabbed a vault to read with my daughter. The illustrations were cute. My only issue was a felt like Turkey was whiny and I would never be expecting people to be throwing me a party. He kept trying to find out if they were throwing him one and it would have ruined the party. But I did like all of his ideas to try and figure out if there would be a party.
I’m not sure if we would recommend this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and Two Lions for letting us read a copy.

'Turkey's Birthday Bash' by Wendi Silvano is a hilarious book about an impatient turkey. It's Turkey's birthday and it seems that no one has remembered it's his birthday! There is something happening in Farmer Jake's backyard, but Turkey can't see what it is. In order to figure out what they are doing, Turkey gathers his friends together. He helps his friends put together various disguises so that he can sneak into the backyard. As a way to make the book even funnier, the author uses play on words. Here are a few examples.

"SHEAR up," said Sheep. As it relates to cheering up.

"You'd BATTER go back to the barn." Upon arriving disguised as a cupcake, turkey is discovered. He'd better get back to the barn because they're making a cake.

Turkey disguises himself as a rope-wicked tall candle made of trash cans. A box of matches is brought out by Millie, Farmer Jake's daughter, to light the big tall candle. Turkey leaps out of trash can candle and runs. Millie yells, "That's as FIRE as you go! BLOW on out of here..."

In the end, all farm animals are called to the backyard. Turkey as well. "SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TURKEY!" This surprised Turkey so much. In addition to decorations, there were games, ice cream, and cupcakes. Best of all, there was PIZZA! For his birthday, Turkey really wanted pizza.

"CRUST me...this is going to be the most SUPER-SPECTACULAR birthday ever!" said Turkey.

Lee Harper's illustrations are amazing. They complement the story perfectly. The illustrations themselves tell the story pretty well. In addition to being colorful, the illustrations are entertaining as well.

I enjoyed everything about this book. This is a book I highly recommend.

A funny little story which would be great for younger children to help them identify their farm animals

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Fab children’s book which represents a lot of us who don’t like surprises and just have to know. Turkey has a special request for pizza for his birthday and know his family are planning something. He gets dressed up in multiple costumes to try and sneak in but always gets discovered. The book is full of pizza related puns like knead to know and holy Stromboli and Crust me in.

This was the first Turkey Trouble book we’d read in our house and I can say it won’t be the last. Going to go back and work through the back log.

Who doesn’t love a surprise and that might be exactly what is in store for Turkey.

This was an entertaining and fun book with lots of excellent animal illustration that really made the characters come alive.

Turkey is feeling a little blue because he has been dreaming of his birthday for weeks and wants a party but it seems that everyone has forgotten his birthday. He really wants a pizza party. Sheep tells him something is going on in the backyard maybe it is a party. So he decides he will put on a disguise and go check it out. He dresses like a cupcake. But that disguise didn't work. So then he decided to go as a big candle. But then he almost got set on fire. So then Rooster suggested that he dress as a donkey for the pin the tail on the donkey game. That didn't work either so Cow suggested he dress as a pinata. That didn't work either and Turkey was very sad. He didn't think they were planning a party for him at all. Then the farmer invited all the animals into the backyard for lunch. Happy Birthday Turkey!!

Wendy Silvano and Lee Harper deliver another delightful Turkey dilemma in Turkey’s Birthday Bash. Readers will not be disappointed while following Turkey’s many disguises to help sneak into backyard preparations for…a birthday party for him? I enjoyed Silvano’s play on words as it adds humor which gave it page-turnability for me. Lee Harper’s illustrations are full of energy. The author and illustrator created Turkey and his farmyard companions with heart which makes this book and all the Turkey adventures a must for my elementary library collection.

The books in the Turkey Trouble series are a classroom hit year after year - and Turkey's Birthday Bash will be the perfect addition to the classroom library. Full of Turkey and his wildly hilarious actions (guaranteed to make a classroom full of kids laugh out loud), in addition to such vibrant illustrations, it's sure to be a popular and highly-requested read aloud. What a fun read!

(This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!)

Very cute rhyming book about Turkey’s birthday on the farm. The Illustrations are lovely. Very cute children’s book

A picture book any child will enjoy and resonate with. Turkey, just like most kids, hopes for an amazing birthday and tries to see if his farmer family is planning something for him.

This is a cute, fun book for young kids. My 6 year old and 3 year old both enjoyed it. They didn’t get most of the puns (I’m not sure most of the age group who reads this will) but it’s funny for the parent reading it. A fun book to give a child on their birthday.

So many puns and funny things that Turkey does to see if the farm family is going to throw him a birthday party with pizza, which is all he's wishing for. He dresses up in discuses to see if he can figure it out and gets into trouble. Of course the book ends with a pizza party with the farm family and all of his barn yard friends..

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the copy of the ARC.

I recieved an ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love turkey! He's just so pure and sweet. One of the things that I really liked about this book in particular is that the family knows him by name and talks directly to him. His farm friends and family know him well enough to give him exactly what he wanted most on his birthday. Such a great story about serving those we love in ways that suit them perfectly.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book for free in exchange for my review! All opinions are my own.

This was such a cute story! The illustrations were nice and colorful and some of the pictures had me laughing.

The illustration style is cute and fun for children to see.
Easy and quick story to read, good for children

Turkey is worried that no one is going to celebrate his birthday! Children love Turkey and all of his disguises.
Turkey gets a big surprise and his friends show how much they care.