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2	[[caption-width-right:318:"Today you are you! That is truer than true!/There is no one alive who is you-er than you!"]]
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4	The 20th book written and illustrated by Creator/DrSeuss. Published in 1959 the ''Happy Birthday To You!'' book is about the Birthday Bird who throws the reader an amazing party on their Birthday in the land of Katroo.
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6	Though the story shares the same name as the song HappyBirthdayToYou, the two are not actually related.
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9	!!Provides Examples Of:
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11	* TheAce: The Birthday Bird is apparently this for the "Asso-see-eye-ation".
12	* AllAnimalsAreDomesticated: Per the norm for [[Creator/DrSeuss Dr. Seuss']] stories.
13	* AlliterativeName: The '''B'''irthday '''B'''ird.
14	* CueTheSun: The Birthday Bird is implied to show up around this time in the "brightening sky" but, with "not all awake".
15	* HandshakeSubstitute: The "Secret Katroo Birthday Hi-Sign-and-Shake", only good people with birthdays may use this.
16	* {{Mooning}}: "You" in the book appears to accidentally do this at the Mustard-Off Pools.
17	* PetsAsAPresent: The Bird gives "You" several, including a Time-Telling Fish and some Hippo-Heimers.
18	* PublicBathhouseScene: The Mustard-Off Pools.
19	* RetGone: A "Wasn't" is apparently this. There is also apparently something called a Isn't.
20	-->"A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present."
21	* SausageStringSilliness: For lunch as a birthday rule.
22	-->"For Birthday luncheons, as a rule,\
23	We serve hot dogs, rolled on a spool."
24	* SkinnyDipping: "You" do this in the Mustard-Off Pools.
25	* SugarBowl: This is a story with no conflict whatsoever: just a bird giving a boy an amazing birthday.
26	* UnclePennybags: The Birthday Bird seems to be this, since he doesn't seem to care about expenses when sending one of the PetsAsAPresent to "Your" home.
27	-->"I'll have shipped home to you, Birthday Express.\
28	That costs quite a lot. But I couldn't care less.\
29	Today is your birthday! Today You are You!\
30	So what if it costs me a thousand or two."
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34	->"And [[Creator/DrSeuss I]] wish"\
35	"[[Creator/DrSeuss I]] could do"\
36	"All these great things for ''you!''"

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