Carl's Birthday by Alexandra Day

Carl's Birthday was written and illustrated by Alexandra Day.
Genre: Picture Book
Sub-genre: Fiction
Theme: Mischievousness; birthday celebration 
Primary and Secondary Characters: Carl the Rottweiler and Madeline the young girl are the main characters. The mother who plans the celebration and the guests are secondary characters.
Awards:None
Publisher and Date of Publication: Douglas and McIntyre; 1995
Summary and Uses: This book is a book taken out of a series of books. The main focus is Carl who is a large Rottweiler dog. In this book, Carl's family is throwing him a surprise birthday party. Throughout the book, Carl and Madeline discover all sorts of gifts, decorations, and party favors. They get into everything! At the end of the book, they cover their tracks and Carl is "surprised" with guests shouting, "Happy Birthday, Carl!!" This book has very few words so the illustrations do most of the talking. They are beautifully done and make it easy to follow the story. I would use this in my classroom as a book on the shelf. I know the children would fall in love with Carl and Madeline!