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| name = ''Happy Birthday, Josefina!''<br />
| image = Josefina4-3.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The last available cover of ''Happy Birthday, Josefina!''<br />
| published = 1998<br />
| author = [[Valerie Tripp]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Jean-Paul Tibbles]]<br>[[Susan McAliley]] (vignettes)<br />
| isbn = 1562475878<br />
| setting = Spring 1825, New Mexico<br />
| prev = ''[[Josefina's Surprise]]''<br />
| next = ''[[Josefina Saves the Day]]''<br />
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'''''Happy Birthday, Josefina!''''' is the [[Central Series|fourth book]] in the '''[[List of Josefina's Books|Josefina series]]'''.<br />
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The Spanish title is ''¡Feliz cumpleaños, Josefina!: Un cuento de primavera'' (Literally: "Happy Birthday, Josefina!: A Spring Story")<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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* [[Josefina Montoya]]<br />
* [[Ana Montoya]]<br />
* [[Francisca Montoya]]<br />
* [[Clara Montoya]]<br />
* [[Andres Montoya]]<br />
* [[Dolores Romero]]<br />
* [[Magdalena Montoya]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Señora Sánchez|Señora Sánchez]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Señor Sánchez|Señor Sánchez]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
* [[Mariana]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Josefina's Series#Esteban Durán|Esteban Durán]]<br />
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==Chapter by Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Spring Sprouts===<br />
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===Chapter Two: Tía Magdalena===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Second Chances===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Rattlesnake===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: Growing Up in 1824===<br />
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Discusses, birth, childhood, and maturity in New Mexico in the 1820s. Topics include:<br />
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* The role a ''partera'', or midwife, played during childbirth and early postnatal care<br />
* The role of ''curanderas'', or traditional Native Mexican healers, and their knowledge about plants and other traditional medicines <br />
* The role of godparents in a person's life and how they were chosen<br />
* How children were given their names, baptized, and frequently named after the saint's day they were born on <br />
* How children celebrate their saint's day/birthday with gifts for themselves and others, music, sweets, and religious ceremonies<br />
* Children's role in every day work running a ranchero, and the expectations of a child in labor and behavior<br />
* The games and activities New Mexican children played, including toys, word riddles, sports, and games <br />
* A Catholic child's First Holy Communion at age twelve or thirteen, symbolizing their transition into adulthood and maturity. <br />
* Proposal and marriages in New Mexico, which could start at age fifteen for young girls, and refusing proposals with squashes<br />
* Expectations of marriage and future parenting, and what unmarried women did to assist their families<br />
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==Variations==<br />
The 2024 re-release edition includes a new foreword. This foreword mentions updated imagery and language and a revised Looking Back section. The book also has pages with additional resources and discussion questions.<br />
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==Book Covers==<br />
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<gallery position="center" widths="200" spacing="small"><br />
Image:Josefina4v1.jpg|First cover from 1998-2000.<br />
Image:Josefina4sp.jpg|Spanish cover.<br />
Image:Josefina4-3.jpg|Third cover from 2004-2014.<br />
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==Items associated with ''Happy Birthday, Josefina!''==<br />
* [[Feast Day Finery]]<br />
* [[Heirloom Accessories]]<br />
* [[Sombrita the Baby Goat]]<br />
* [[Josefina's Birthday Dishes and Party Treats]]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* An excerpt of Chapter Four was published in [[American Girl Magazine]] under the title "Josefina and the Snake."<br />
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{{Stub}}<br />
[[Category:Josefina Montoya]]<br />
[[Category:Josefina's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Birthday Books]]<br />
[[Category:Birthday Collections]]<br />
[[Category:Central Series]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 1998]]<br />
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