✦ Hardcover keepsake · English · Ages 3–8

Some days with grandma become the stories they never forget.

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For the grandma who makes ordinary days special

✓ A whole day of abuela moments, start to finish
✓ Written in warm, read-aloud English
✓ A real story from a real family
✓ A keepsake made to be signed and kept

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Today Is My Birthday The ILBA-recognized bilingual story $18.50

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Today Is My Birthday (Bilingual: English & Spanish)

Name: Today Is My Birthday | Ages 3–8
Brand: Grandma Cookie BOOK
Price: 18.5 USD
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I remember that day as if it were yesterday. My granddaughter, Arabella, had been talking about her birthday for weeks. She dreamed of butterflies everywhere, and she could hardly wait for her special day to arrive.

The morning of her birthday, she happily helped her parents decorate the house. Every butterfly we hung brought a bigger smile to her face. When her friends arrived, her laughter filled the room, and her eyes sparkled with pure joy.

Then came the moment she saw her beautiful butterfly birthday cake. She stood still, her eyes filled with tears. As everyone gathered around to sing “Happy Birthday,” I watched her smile through those happy tears. It reminded me how quickly children grow and how precious these moments truly are.

Today Is My Birthday is a heartwarming bilingual story in English and Spanish that celebrates family traditions, childhood wonder, and the unforgettable memories we create together. It is a gentle reminder that while birthdays come and go, the love we share and the memories we make last a lifetime.

Perfect for families, grandparents, classrooms, and libraries who believe that every celebration becomes a treasured memory.

Perfect for:

• Family bonding

• Bedtime stories

• Grandparents gifts

• Bilingual learning (English & Spanish)

• Classrooms and libraries

• Author visits

• Ages 3–8

Author visits available. Contact Grandma Cookie through the website to schedule a school or library visit.

Orders ship within 3–5 business days via USPS with tracking. US shipping is free on orders over $35.

Want it signed? Add a note at checkout with the name for the dedication and Cookie will sign it before it ships.

Sound familiar?

The days at grandma's house go by fast. The memories don't have to.

Every abuela has her rituals: the breakfast, the garden, the stories before the nap. This book turns one of those ordinary days into the story your grandkids ask for at bedtime.

Does this sound like your family?

The visits fly by and blur together
The grandkids love her house but can't say why
Toys get outgrown; you want a gift that stays
Story time is the one part of the day nobody rushes

Picture bedtime after a day like that

✓ They point at the page and say "that's like abuela's house"
✓ A whole day with grandma, saved between two covers
✓ The book they reach for on sleepover nights
✓ A keepsake she can sign on the first page

Every day with grandma has a story in it

Meet the author

Hear Cookie tell the story behind the books

One conversation about all three books and the family behind them.

Start with one story. Or bring the whole family in.

One story or the whole shelf. Signed on request, gift-ready.

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Spending The Day With My Grandma | Ages 3–8 English only

One whole day with grandma, made to be read aloud.

✓ A full day of abuela moments
✓ Warm read-aloud English
✓ Signed by Cookie on request

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All three Grandma Cookie classics, read together again and again.

✓ All 3 hardcover stories
✓ Free US shipping over $35
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🏅 Award winner · Bilingual

Today Is My Birthday | Ages 3–8

The ILBA-recognized birthday story.

✓ Finalist & Honorable Mention · ILBA
✓ A birthday told in both languages
✓ Signed by Cookie on request

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Cookie at the 2025 International Latino Book Awards

From Grandma Cookie's kitchen table

The days they remember are the ones somebody wrote down.

I'm Maria "Cookie" Carrales, a grandmother from Mission, Texas. Every book I write starts at my kitchen table, with my own grandchildren. This one is about the kind of day every abuela knows by heart, written in the warm read-aloud English my own grandkids ask for at bedtime.

✓ Real moments from a real family
✓ A keepsake made to be signed and kept
✓ Read in bedrooms and classrooms across the country

🏅 Finalist & Honorable Mention · ILBA🎤 Speaker · Region 20🏫 Author visits

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— Grandma Cookie 🍪

Out in the community

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Cookie brings the books (and the cookies) to markets, schools, and book fairs across South Texas.

Questions families ask

Is this one bilingual like the others?+

This one is written in English only. If you're looking for the per-sentence bilingual format, Going Fishing with My Grandpas and Today Is My Birthday both have it, and the Family Connection Collection includes all three books.

What's the story about?+

A grandchild spends a full day with grandma: the little rituals, the kitchen, the stories. It's written to be read aloud and remembered.

What ages is this written for?+

It's written for children roughly 3 to 8 as a read-aloud, and early readers enjoy reading it on their own. The sentences are short and warm, built for bedtime.

Can I get a signed copy?+

Yes. Cookie signs books on request. Just add a note at checkout with the name you'd like the dedication made out to.

How fast does it ship?+

Orders ship within 3–5 business days with tracking, and US shipping is free on orders over $35.

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