18 of Our Favorite Birthday Books for Preschoolers

Whether your little ones are celebrating a birthday or they just like to read about them, fill your book basket with these fun birthday books for preschoolers.

This year, celebrate your kids with fun books they’ll treasure! Fill your book basket with this collection of picture books about birthdays.

Preschoolers will love giving and receiving these great books.

Birthday Books for Preschoolers

Happy Birthday, Mouse! | Join Mouse as he celebrates his birthday with the perfect treat!

How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday? | From birthday hats to Ceratosaurus-sized cakes, America’s young readers will laugh out loud as the celebration moves from “bad” birthday behavior to just the right amount of silliness and sharing.

Whose Birthday Is It? | Today is somebody’s birthday, but Mickey can’t figure out whose it is. Young readers will have great fun following Mickey on this birthday-themed treasure hunt. Will he find the perfect present in time for the big Clubhouse birthday celebration?

Happy Birthday! | Baby Touch and Feel books are the perfect series for the very youngest readers. These small, padded books excite babies and toddlers with their foil and touch and-feel covers.

Where is Baby’s Birthday Cake? | It’s Baby’s birthday, but where is Baby’s cake? Little ones will love lifting the large, sturdy flaps to find Baby’s birthday cake in this fun board book.

The Birthday Box | What’s better than getting a brand-new toy as a birthday gift? Playing with the box it came in! Climb in for a flight across the ocean, a jaunt on a sailing ship, some sledding down a slippery slope, and a brief stint as a robot. Good thing the toy pup that came inside the box is happy to come along for the ride!

Happy Birthday, Little Pookie | The celebration begins as Daddy makes Pancakes Supreme, and an energetic and excited Pookie parties on all day.

Happy Birthday to You! | On your birthday, meet the birthday bird who arranges a boat sized cake, lavish feast, and an elaborate festive celebration just for you.

Curious George and the Birthday Surprise | When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations, and games. It must be a birthday! But whose birthday is it? That’s the surprise!

Llama Llama Birthday Party | The book, about Llama having a birthday bash with all his friends, features simple text and four pages of colorful stickers to add to each of the scenes, and of course stars Llama and his Mama!

The Secret Birthday Message | It is Tim’s birthday. Instead of a package, Tim gets a mysterious letter — written in code! Tim — and the reader — are off, following the clues. And at the end of the treasure hunt is a wonderful birthday surprise!

The Night Before My Birthday | The decorations are up, the table is set, and the food is ready – but what happens when there is an ice cream emergency?

Little Miss Birthday | Little Miss Birthday loves giving birthday presents. She prides herself on always picking the perfect present. But this time, it looks like one of the Mr. Men may just stump her!

Mr. Birthday | Mr. Birthday is very good at organizing birthday parties. He likes to make sure that everyone he knows has a party on his or her birthday. But there seems to be an important birthday coming up that Mr. Birthday knows nothing about . . .

Birthday Monsters! | You hear your door come crashing down—those birthday monsters are in town! And they’re going to wreak havoc in the most extraordinarily rude ways. What fun!

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Birthday | When Sister, Brother, and Papa Bear give a big noisy party in honor of Sister Bear’s birthday, there are too many guests, too many games, and too much excitement.

Moira’s Birthday | Uh oh! Moira invites grades 1 to 6 to her party. But her parents don’t know—until …

Some Birthday! | Some birthday! Where was the cake with all the candles, the brightly wrapped present, and the family singing “happy birthday” all together? Not only had the festivities apparently been forgotten, but Dad suggests a trip to one of the scariest places on earth — home of the Clay Pit Bottoms Monster!

Which of these books about birthdays will you read first?

Round Out Your Birthday Celebrations with These Activities

This birthday party felt board set has been created to use while singing Happy Birthday or to celebrate a special birthday. It includes numbers 0-10 for counting and for placing the correct amount of candles on the cake.

You can use old birthday party wrapping paper to make a fun preschool matching game.

These Puddle Jumper Gift Bags make adorable handmade gift bags that are perfect for birthday party loot bags!