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In his second starring role, Marigold, the fussy cat with a comically short fuse, sees his birthday party upended by a group of party-crashing birds, with hilarious results -- and a lesson in "please" and "thank you." For fans of the Don't Let the Pigeon series!Marigold is throwing himself the most amazing birthday party ever! He's baked himself an enormous birthday cake and planned everything well in advance. Everyone is ready for something extraordinary. Something...magical!But when Marigold tries to make a bouquet of flowers disappear, a pesky finch appears in its place. That's not right at all! At every turn, Marigold's magic trick gets derailed until the distractions are too much to bear, and Marigold launches into a full-on feline frenzy, making everything--and everyone--disappear. What magic words can save the day?Mike Malbrough has conjured yet another magical addition to the great tradition of interruption books. Perfect for fans of Mo Willems' Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and David Ezra Stein's Interrupting Chicken.
About the Author
From a young age Michael enjoyed drawing, storytelling and populating his world with creatures and tales from his imagination. He began his long journey to children's literature at a local puppet theater, and over the years as a freelancer balanced his client work with directing an art studio and teaching to cultivate and inspire young artists in his local community.It wasn't until reading books to his own children that Michael would refocus a long creative career back towards his first love of spinning yarns for the youngest among us. In 2016, Michael's debut picture book MARIGOLD BAKES A CAKE was published by Philomel to wonderful reviews.His upcoming titles include the WARREN & DRAGON chapter book series by Ariel Bernstein (Viking Books) , YOU MADE ME A DADDY by Laurenne Sala, a 2019 HarperCollins picture book that celebrates fatherhood and the second book featuring Marigold, the fancy and persnickety ginger cat.
