Ereth's Birthday

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Avi, 1937–

Ereth’s birthday / Avi; illustrated by Brian Floca.

p.  cm.

Summary: Feeling neglected on his birthday, Ereth, the cantankerous old porcupine, sets out looking for his favorite treat and instead finds himself acting as “mother” to three young fox kits.

ISBN-10: 0-380-80490-5 — ISBN-13: 978-0-380-80490-0

EPub Edition © March 2018 ISBN 9780062453938

[1. Porcupines—Fiction. 2. Foxes—Fiction. 3. Animals—Fiction. 4. Parent and child— Fiction.] I. Floca, Brian, ill. II. Title.

PZ7.A953 Er 2000

99-46481

[Fic]—dc21

CIP

AC

Revised Harper edition, 2007

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