By Ann Druitt and Christine Fynes-Clinton
(Hawthorn Press, ISBN 1 903458 01 3, 15.99, 01453 757040)
Reviewed by Miranda Walker, playwork trainer and owner of Playtime Out of School Club and ABC Day Nursery in Cullompton, Devon These authors value birthdays as 'milestones on our journey through life', which bring children a sense of being special, promoting feelings of being cared for and appreciated.
The first four chapters introduce the traditions of birthdays throughout the ages and around the world (though mostly in Europe). In Norway, for instance, families fly a flag from a window when they are celebrating a birthday. In Lithuania, a child is hoisted into the air on an elaborately decorated chair. This book could help practitioners seeking ways to contribute to birthday celebrations of children of different origins.
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