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| name = Happy Birthday, Kit!<br />
| image = Kit4_3.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The last separate cover of ''Happy Birthday, Kit!''<br />
| published = 2001<br />
| author = [[Valerie Tripp]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Walter Rane]]<br>[[Susan McAliley]] (vignettes)<br />
| isbn = 1584850221<br />
| setting = April 1933 - May 19, 1933<br />
| prev = ''[[Kit's Surprise]]''<br />
| next = ''[[Kit Saves the Day]]''<br />
}}'''''Happy Birthday, Kit!''''' is the [[Central_Series|fourth book]] in the '''[[List of Kit's Books|Kit series]]'''.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
* [[Kit Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Margaret Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Jack Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Charlie Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Stirling Howard]]<br />
* [[Louise Howard]]<br />
* [[Ruthie Smithens]]<br />
* [[Millie Morrison]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Roger Bentley|Roger Bentley]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Mr. and Mrs. Bell|Mr. and Mrs. Bell]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (H-R)#Mr. Peck|Mr. Peck]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (H-R)#Miss Hart|Miss Hart]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Miss Finney|Miss Finney]]<br />
* [[Minor Characters in Kit's Series (A-G)#Mr. Fisher|Mr. Fisher]]<br />
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===Introduced===<br />
* [[Grace (dog)|Grace]]<br />
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==Chapter by Chapter Summary==<br />
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===Chapter One: Secrets and Surprises===<br />
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===Chapter Two: The Waste-Not, Want-Not Almanac===<br />
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===Chapter Three: Grace===<br />
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===Chapter Four: Penny-Pincher Party===<br />
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===[[Looking Back]]: Growing Up in 1934===<br />
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Discusses childhood during the Great Depression. Topics covered:<br />
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* How childbirth was handled at homes and hospitals, and options parents were offered if they could not pay for the delivery.<br />
* Consequences the Great Depression had on family planning, resulting with families having fewer children and fewer marriages for young couples.<br />
* Men who abandoned their families due to work that took them far from home, shame, or to allow their families to receive help from the government.<br />
* The duties children might have undertaken to support their families, with girls tackling household chores while boys worked odd jobs.<br />
* Ways people found to save money for household needs, such as planting vegetable gardens in their backyards.<br />
* Rural families that fared better during the Great Depression compared to urban families, mainly because they could grow more of their own food.<br />
* Ways people recycled durable goods during the Depression, such as re-using old clothing or using feed sacks to make new clothes.<br />
* Consequences the Great Depression had on human health due to hunger and malnutrition, and the rising threat of polio during the 1930s.<br />
* The policies and programs [[Wikipedia:Franklin D. Roosevelt|President Roosevelt]] implemented to help bring America out of the Great Depression.<br />
* How people entertained themselves without spending money, such as visiting libraries or listening to President Roosevelt's [[Wikipedia:Fireside chats|fireside chats]] on the radio.<br />
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==Book Covers==<br />
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Kit4v1.jpg|First cover from 2001-2004.<br />
File:Kit4_3.jpg|Second cover from 2004-present.<br />
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==Items associated with ''Happy Birthday, Kit!''==<br />
* [[Birthday Dress and Headband]]<br />
* [[Grace (dog)|Grace the Basset Hound]]<br />
* [[Kit's Table and Chairs]]<br />
* [[Kit's Party Treats]]<br />
* [[Glassware and Linens]]<br />
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[[Category:Kit Kittredge]]<br />
[[Category:Kit's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Birthday Books]]<br />
[[Category:Birthday Collections]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Central Series]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2001]]<br />
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