A touching story about family life and a boy’s birthday treat, from a multi-awardwinning storyteller.

t’s Jack’s birthday and his friend Sam is coming round after school for a little party. It’s just Sam and Jack in a small flat, with Jack’s mum talking too loudly and getting them to play childish games. Jack’s birthday cake is a homemade shark and doesn’t look as good as the huge windmill cake that Sam had for his birthday, nor is there a DJ, treasure hunt or a magician. But when Sam’s mum comes to collect him, Jack realizes just how lucky he is.

An entertaining early reader with the valuable theme that money is not the key to happiness, from an award winning Australian author/illustrator. Features three highly illustrated, individual short stories linked by one character.