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The Unconditional Love Series #4
I Wish You A Happy Birthday, Kennedy
From the award-winning author of I Wish You Happiness and I Will Always Be Proud of You comes an empowering happy birthday book.
" A beautiful and inspiring picture book. " (5-Star Review) — Maria Beltran, Readers' Favorite.
" I'm delighted to recommend it to grandparents and parents looking for a sweet birthday present. " (5-Star Review) — A 'Wishing Shelf' Book Review
“Beautiful,” “perfect,” and “gorgeous” are how reviewers and customers describe this happy birthday book.
Empower your child with unconditional love and affection in this beautiful and inspiring picture book. Show your child how much you love and appreciate them on their birthday.
The gorgeous illustrations embrace diversity and inclusion to help build a better world for our children.
With stunning illustrations and beautiful rhymes, this happy birthday book is destined to become a children’s classic.
This timeless book is a heartwarming gift that kids of all ages, and parents, will enjoy again and again.
Join thousands of teachers, grandparents, and parents, and discover why so many love and recommend Michael Wong’s "Unconditional Love Series" of empowering children's picture books.
" A beautiful and inspiring picture book. " (5-Star Review) — Maria Beltran, Readers' Favorite.
" I'm delighted to recommend it to grandparents and parents looking for a sweet birthday present. " (5-Star Review) — A 'Wishing Shelf' Book Review
“Beautiful,” “perfect,” and “gorgeous” are how reviewers and customers describe this happy birthday book.
Empower your child with unconditional love and affection in this beautiful and inspiring picture book. Show your child how much you love and appreciate them on their birthday.
The gorgeous illustrations embrace diversity and inclusion to help build a better world for our children.
With stunning illustrations and beautiful rhymes, this happy birthday book is destined to become a children’s classic.
This timeless book is a heartwarming gift that kids of all ages, and parents, will enjoy again and again.
Join thousands of teachers, grandparents, and parents, and discover why so many love and recommend Michael Wong’s "Unconditional Love Series" of empowering children's picture books.
31 pages, Paperback
Published April 29, 2023
33 people are currently reading
26 people want to read
About the author
Michael Wong
749 books72 followersNEW: Dear Daughter (+100 names): A loving letter reminding every girl that she is strong, brave, kind, and deeply loved, just as she is.
NEW: Grandma’s Timeless Wisdom (+100 names): A heartwarming keepsake of love, wisdom, and life lessons shared between grandmother and grandchild.
Michael Wong is the British-Australian multi award-winning author of "I Wish You Happiness" with over 2,000 Amazon ratings. Click the Amazon "FOLLOW" button for news of new releases. Follow him @PiccoPuppy on Instagram and Facebook. Michael lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two boys.
· Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Award
· 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Winner
· 2020 National Indie Excellence Awards Winner
· 2021 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Gold Medal Winner
· 2021 Readers' Favorite Illustration Award Winner
· 2021 International Book Awards Winner
· 2022 The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Silver Medal Winner
· 2024 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards Finalist
· 2025 International Book Awards Finalist
1. I Wish You Happiness: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je te souhaite du bonheur), Spanish (Te deseo felicidad), Italian (Ti auguro felicità), German (Meine Wünsche für Dich), Chinese (Simplified 我愿你幸福, Traditional 我願你幸福), and Japanese (あなたにしあわせを) editions on Amazon.
2. I Will Always Be Proud of You: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je serai toujours fière de toi), Spanish (Siempre estaré orgullosa de ti), Italian (Sarò sempre fiero di te), and German (Ich werde immer stolz auf dich sein) editions on Amazon.
3. I Will Always Love You: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je t’aimerai toujours), Spanish (Siempre te amaré), Italian (Ti vorrò sempre bene), and German (Ich werde dich immer lieben) editions on Amazon.
4. I Wish You A Happy Birthday: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je te souhaite un joyeux anniversaire), Spanish (Te deseo un feliz cumpleaños), Italian (Ti auguro un buon compleanno), and German (Ich wünsche dir alles Gute zum Geburtstag) editions on Amazon.
5. Never Give Up On Your Dreams: Softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Ne renonce jamais à tes rêves), Spanish (Nunca dejes de soñar), Italian (Non rinunciare mai ai tuoi sogni), and German (Gib deine Träume nie auf) editions on Amazon.
6. Share The Kindness In Your Heart: Softcover and personalized (100 names).
7. Be The Best You Can Be: Softcover and personalized (100 names).
8. I Love You With All My Heart: Softcover
9. I Will Always Believe In You: Softcover
NEW: Grandma’s Timeless Wisdom (+100 names): A heartwarming keepsake of love, wisdom, and life lessons shared between grandmother and grandchild.
Michael Wong is the British-Australian multi award-winning author of "I Wish You Happiness" with over 2,000 Amazon ratings. Click the Amazon "FOLLOW" button for news of new releases. Follow him @PiccoPuppy on Instagram and Facebook. Michael lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two boys.
· Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Award
· 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Winner
· 2020 National Indie Excellence Awards Winner
· 2021 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Gold Medal Winner
· 2021 Readers' Favorite Illustration Award Winner
· 2021 International Book Awards Winner
· 2022 The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Silver Medal Winner
· 2024 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards Finalist
· 2025 International Book Awards Finalist
1. I Wish You Happiness: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je te souhaite du bonheur), Spanish (Te deseo felicidad), Italian (Ti auguro felicità), German (Meine Wünsche für Dich), Chinese (Simplified 我愿你幸福, Traditional 我願你幸福), and Japanese (あなたにしあわせを) editions on Amazon.
2. I Will Always Be Proud of You: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je serai toujours fière de toi), Spanish (Siempre estaré orgullosa de ti), Italian (Sarò sempre fiero di te), and German (Ich werde immer stolz auf dich sein) editions on Amazon.
3. I Will Always Love You: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je t’aimerai toujours), Spanish (Siempre te amaré), Italian (Ti vorrò sempre bene), and German (Ich werde dich immer lieben) editions on Amazon.
4. I Wish You A Happy Birthday: 10x10" jacketed hardcover, softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Je te souhaite un joyeux anniversaire), Spanish (Te deseo un feliz cumpleaños), Italian (Ti auguro un buon compleanno), and German (Ich wünsche dir alles Gute zum Geburtstag) editions on Amazon.
5. Never Give Up On Your Dreams: Softcover, personalized (250 names), bilingual French (Ne renonce jamais à tes rêves), Spanish (Nunca dejes de soñar), Italian (Non rinunciare mai ai tuoi sogni), and German (Gib deine Träume nie auf) editions on Amazon.
6. Share The Kindness In Your Heart: Softcover and personalized (100 names).
7. Be The Best You Can Be: Softcover and personalized (100 names).
8. I Love You With All My Heart: Softcover
9. I Will Always Believe In You: Softcover
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January 16, 2024
In a Nutshell: Bit of a misleading title. Most of the book is not about the birthday but about how much the child is loved and treasured. Gets a tad too cheesy. Outstanding illustrations though.
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Because I loved this author’s ‘I Will Always Be Proud of You’, I decided to try this book, even though his second book, ‘I Will Always Love You’, left me with mixed feelings. Unfortunately, this one also is a mixed bag, albeit for very different reasons.
The book is written in first person, and is addressed by the adult narrator to the child whose birthday is soon coming up. The text is in simple rhythmic prose, in the classic ABCB rhyming pattern. Thus, reading this book aloud works well because of the balanced meter.
However, the content is not like what I had expected. I thought the birthday will be the focal point, and that the entire writing would revolve around the special day and what it might bring. But the birthday is actually the climax of the book. Until then, what we get is hopeful thinking about the child’s future and love-filled affirmations towards the child. This would have been great, had the lines not been so cheesy. I think it went a bit overboard on the "my love" factor, with some of the lines sounding more romantic than parental because of the word choices.
My main problem is that the lines and sentiments are very similar to the content of Book Two. Only the ending is different. This creates a lot of déjà vu when you read the books one after the other. There shouldn’t be so much of redundancy between two standalone books of the same series.
The illustrations are mind-blowing – no surprises here. To be honest, the main reason I pick up the picture books by this author is the outstanding illustrations. Every page is filled with joy! The sketches are inclusive in most ways, except that fat rep is missing yet again, with all the human characters being thin.
There are five famous people incorporated within the illustrations. But as their sketches are based on when they were younger, it's impossible to recognise them. (What made it even tougher for me was that I hadn’t even heard of any except one of the famous people.) The final section of the book reveals the names and achievements of these people.
There are also some special dogs in the illustrations, with their breeds specified at the end. These are really cute, as dogs always are!
Overall, a decent book but with restricted appeal as it works best only as a birthday gift. Then again, the title does hint at this factor. I just wish the book had more individuality rather than being a rehash of the second book.
2.5 stars, rounding up for the illustrations.
My thanks to Picco Puppy and Edelweiss+ for the DRC of “I Wish You A Happy Birthday”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
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Because I loved this author’s ‘I Will Always Be Proud of You’, I decided to try this book, even though his second book, ‘I Will Always Love You’, left me with mixed feelings. Unfortunately, this one also is a mixed bag, albeit for very different reasons.
The book is written in first person, and is addressed by the adult narrator to the child whose birthday is soon coming up. The text is in simple rhythmic prose, in the classic ABCB rhyming pattern. Thus, reading this book aloud works well because of the balanced meter.
However, the content is not like what I had expected. I thought the birthday will be the focal point, and that the entire writing would revolve around the special day and what it might bring. But the birthday is actually the climax of the book. Until then, what we get is hopeful thinking about the child’s future and love-filled affirmations towards the child. This would have been great, had the lines not been so cheesy. I think it went a bit overboard on the "my love" factor, with some of the lines sounding more romantic than parental because of the word choices.
My main problem is that the lines and sentiments are very similar to the content of Book Two. Only the ending is different. This creates a lot of déjà vu when you read the books one after the other. There shouldn’t be so much of redundancy between two standalone books of the same series.
The illustrations are mind-blowing – no surprises here. To be honest, the main reason I pick up the picture books by this author is the outstanding illustrations. Every page is filled with joy! The sketches are inclusive in most ways, except that fat rep is missing yet again, with all the human characters being thin.
There are five famous people incorporated within the illustrations. But as their sketches are based on when they were younger, it's impossible to recognise them. (What made it even tougher for me was that I hadn’t even heard of any except one of the famous people.) The final section of the book reveals the names and achievements of these people.
There are also some special dogs in the illustrations, with their breeds specified at the end. These are really cute, as dogs always are!
Overall, a decent book but with restricted appeal as it works best only as a birthday gift. Then again, the title does hint at this factor. I just wish the book had more individuality rather than being a rehash of the second book.
2.5 stars, rounding up for the illustrations.
My thanks to Picco Puppy and Edelweiss+ for the DRC of “I Wish You A Happy Birthday”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
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Connect with me through:
My Blog || The StoryGraph || Instagram || X/Twitter || Facebook ||
April 13, 2023
Beautiful!!!
Every time we discover Michael Wong has a new book coming out, we know it's going to be wonderful! And, he's done it again! This is the third book in his "Unconditional Love" series, and it did not disappoint! Beautiful and sentimental in verse along with the loveliest illustrations. Wonderfully done! One of our favorite children's book authors!! We highly recommend this book and the series!!
Every time we discover Michael Wong has a new book coming out, we know it's going to be wonderful! And, he's done it again! This is the third book in his "Unconditional Love" series, and it did not disappoint! Beautiful and sentimental in verse along with the loveliest illustrations. Wonderfully done! One of our favorite children's book authors!! We highly recommend this book and the series!!
January 5, 2024
Oddly enough, a note at the end from the author says he hopes we collect all these books of his. What's odd is that this is clearly meant to be gifted, as a love letter on a birthday from a soppy parent to a child. It looks glorious – with lovely sunburst effects and dynamic lighting, and the verses that are on every spread are generally very tight and finely done, but it is a saccharine gift card stretched out to book form.
April 13, 2023
Perfect Birthday Gift!
This is a wonderful book that will be cherished by children and their loved ones for years and years. Filled with lovely rhyme and wonderful illustrations, this book is the perfect gift for your little's birthday!
This is a wonderful book that will be cherished by children and their loved ones for years and years. Filled with lovely rhyme and wonderful illustrations, this book is the perfect gift for your little's birthday!
April 13, 2023
I love this book!
This book is so sweet. The illustrations are beautiful and the overall story makes me smile. I enjoyed reading this story. You can tell the person who wrote this story loves children.
This book is so sweet. The illustrations are beautiful and the overall story makes me smile. I enjoyed reading this story. You can tell the person who wrote this story loves children.
April 13, 2023
An absolutely gorgeous keepsake!
This book is so amazingly sweet! It’s a great gift to give for a birthday especially. One that parents and children will cherish! The illustrations are such perfection! Wonderfully done!
This book is so amazingly sweet! It’s a great gift to give for a birthday especially. One that parents and children will cherish! The illustrations are such perfection! Wonderfully done!
May 15, 2023
Happy Birthday!
Today is my daughter’s fifth birthday and we read this at bedtime. The poems are so heartfelt and powerful, it brought to tears to my eyes. I am very glad that we found this series! I can’t wait to read her more ♥️
Today is my daughter’s fifth birthday and we read this at bedtime. The poems are so heartfelt and powerful, it brought to tears to my eyes. I am very glad that we found this series! I can’t wait to read her more ♥️
April 13, 2023
Great concept
It is a wonderful book that shares about people you may not know, who made a Big difference. Happy read for special days.
It is a wonderful book that shares about people you may not know, who made a Big difference. Happy read for special days.
April 13, 2023
Lovely
This book is filled with stunning illustrations and encouraging words, a joy to read. It would make a great gift for someone.
This book is filled with stunning illustrations and encouraging words, a joy to read. It would make a great gift for someone.
April 16, 2023
Beautiful book
Typical Michael Wong book , beautiful story with amazing Illustration! Keep.up the great work. Can't wait for the bilingual editions! Thank you
Typical Michael Wong book , beautiful story with amazing Illustration! Keep.up the great work. Can't wait for the bilingual editions! Thank you
April 26, 2023
heartwarming
This is such a beautiful rhyming birthday book! The illustrations are amazing, and the words pull at the heartstrings. ❤️
This is such a beautiful rhyming birthday book! The illustrations are amazing, and the words pull at the heartstrings. ❤️
May 16, 2023
This is so beautiful - inspiring and gorgeous illustrations.
The whole collection is something I look forward to buying, and have truly enjoyed flicking through.
The whole collection is something I look forward to buying, and have truly enjoyed flicking through.
February 27, 2024
Adorable
Love the illustrations and the sweet Birthday message of this book. Totally adorable! Bonus search and find activity at end. Makes the perfect Birthday gift!
Love the illustrations and the sweet Birthday message of this book. Totally adorable! Bonus search and find activity at end. Makes the perfect Birthday gift!
December 10, 2025
Great
Very sweet. Applies to all children. Pleasant. Read this book to your kids. There are 7 more words required so bye.
Very sweet. Applies to all children. Pleasant. Read this book to your kids. There are 7 more words required so bye.
January 19, 2025
Beautifully written and illustrated
A beautiful book with gentle rhymes and delightful illustrations. The portraying of famous characters as their young selves and the activity of finding the different puppy breeds makes it a fun interactive read. This book will surely make a treasured keepsake for years to come ❤️
A beautiful book with gentle rhymes and delightful illustrations. The portraying of famous characters as their young selves and the activity of finding the different puppy breeds makes it a fun interactive read. This book will surely make a treasured keepsake for years to come ❤️
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