The Night Before My Birthday Book is a beautiful hardcover book that looks like a childrens book but it is much more than that. Its a family book, a tradition and a keepsake. What started out as the authors tradition of reading a poem to her children on birthday eves has become a book bursting with colorful multi-cultural illustrations that capture the excitement felt by children as they are tucked in bed the night before a birthday. Children come into hearts and homes in different ways; this book is for all families!