Let's make this birthday one to remember.

87 years old (Born on December 09, 1937)

Happy Birthday, Mary Downing Hahn! May your day be filled with more surprises than a haunted dollhouse and sweeter moments than a Maryland crab cake feast. Your stories have given us chills, thrills, and endless reasons to keep the lights on at night—thank you for making bedtime reading both delightful and slightly terrifying!

From "The Doll in the Garden" to "The Sara Summer," you've captured imaginations across generations. Here's hoping this year brings you as much joy as you've brought readers everywhere—and fewer ghostly encounters (unless they're friendly!). Keep writing those spine-tingling tales; we promise we'll keep bravely turning pages!