By; Pat Mora
Illustrated by; Cecily Lang

This story is about a boy named Pablo and his grandfather and the special way they celebrate Pablo's birthday. Pablo's grandfather has tree that he planted on the day that Pablo was adopted. Each year on his birthday Pablo can hardly wait to spend the night with his grandfather and visit his special tree. Every year since Pablo’s birth his grandfather has decorated the tree with some special gifts like streamers on his first birthday and wind chimes on his fifth birthday. Pablo spends his birthday with his grandfather and looks forward to the next year when he will be surprised by what is placed on his tree.

This would be a wonderful book to share with students to introduce them to different traditions and cultures. It would open up wonderful conversations about how we all celebrate our birthdays.