Miles and the Best Birthday Gift

Miles' friend, Violet, is having a birthday party, and Miles and his mother are making the birthday cake as their gift to her. However, Miles learns that her little brother, Gabriel, is upset because he wasn't able to buy a gift for his sister. After talking to his wise friend, the Snowy Owl, Miles has an idea to help Gabriel create a gift that is straight from the heart. Miles and the Best Birthday Gift is a touching story about friendship, love, generosity, helping others, and empathy. As in the first two books in the Miles Series, Miles' thoughtful acts of kindness change a challenging circumstance into a heartwarming conclusion, for he is truly a character with integrity that treats others as he would want to be treated.

Jamie Ruthenberg is a Detroit-born author and illustrator. As a certified teacher in elementary education and a long-time professional writer, today she lives in Clarkston, Michigan with her daughter. Jamie has been sketching the character of Miles since she was a small child. Many years later, with watercolor and pencil, she has developed him into a kindhearted and thoughtful soul that treats others with love and respect, even under challenging circumstances. He truly is a character with integrity that treats others as he would want to be treated.