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Your Birthday Was the Best!

Author : Maggie Hutchings

Publisher : Tundra Books

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 19,47 MB

Release : 2022-02-22

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0735271623

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The story of an eager cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday party -- with hilarious results. For fans of I Don't Want to Be a Frog. It’s your birthday, and little do you know that an unwelcome guest has joined in on the festivities. A friendly cockroach has snuck undetected into the house, and has proceeded to join in on all of your fun party games. You were so excited to finally spot him napping on top of your birthday cake, having eaten his fill, that you couldn’t help but scream! You think he’s gone when your dad sucks him up in the vacuum cleaner . . . but with a birthday party this good, he’s going to be nearly impossible to keep away! This laugh-out-loud picture book from bestselling author Maggie Hutchings and acclaimed illustrator Felicita Sala is the perfect birthday gift for young readers.



Birthday Surprises

Author : Johanna Hurwitz

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 29,2 MB

Release : 1997-04-24

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0688152953

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"This unique collection of short stories celebrates the creative power of imagination. At Hurwitz's invitation 10 well-known children's authors have written pieces based on a single premise: a young person finds an empty box among his or her birthday gifts. The enormously varied responses range in tone from amusing to heartwarmingly sad; all provide food for thought....An excellent surprise package."--School Library Journal.



The Best Birthday Party Ever

Author : Jennifer LaRue Huget

Publisher : Schwartz & Wade

Page : 41 pages

File Size : 35,33 MB

Release : 2011-02-22

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0375985824

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My birthday is 5 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, and 8 hours away. Today I'm starting to plan my party. So what if the Big Day's not exactly around the corner? This little girl is planning her party now. She has to, if she wants to have the best birthday party ever. She'll have the tallest birthday cake in the world, plus camels, elephants, a ferris wheel (of course), and a castle . . . with a moat. Kids will laugh out loud at the girl's wild plans, and love the oh-so-sweet ending, which involves a modest but fun party. Jennifer LaRue Huget and LeUyen Pham brilliantly capture what it feels like to be the Birthday Girl—a feeling many children will relate to.



Good Stories for Great Birthdays

Author : Frances Jenkins Olcott

Publisher :

Page : 544 pages

File Size : 14,28 MB

Release : 1922

Category : Birthdays

ISBN :

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Collects over 200 true stories that celebrate the birthdays of 23 deceased patriot-founders and upbuilders of the republics of both North and South America. Stories are arranged to follow the school year.



Birthday Monsters!

Author : Sandra Boynton

Publisher : Workman Publishing

Page : 24 pages

File Size : 21,44 MB

Release : 1993-01-12

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1563054434

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You hear your door come crashing down—those birthday monsters are in town! And they're going to wreak havoc in the most extraordinarily rude ways. What fun! From Boynton on Board, the more-than-20-million-copy-bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun board books, here is BIRTHDAY MONSTERS. Featuring Sandra Boynton's lively rhyming text and inimitable illustrations, this story about a madcap crew of lovable party crashers will appeal to kids and adults alike.



Happy Birthday, Bunny!

Author : Liz Garton Scanlon

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 38,54 MB

Release : 2013-01-15

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 144244553X

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A fun and cozy celebration of birthdays from the author of the Caldecott Honor book All the World. What are these and what are those? Fancy shoes and party clothes! Bunny’s big day has arrived, and her family and their forest friends are ready to celebrate in style. There’s hugging and kissing, singing and dancing, and, of course, cake and presents! In this sweet picture book that’s just perfect for reading aloud, Liz Garton Scanlon commemorates that most cherished of childhood events—a little one’s birthday.



Little Miss Birthday

Author : Roger Hargreaves

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 43,93 MB

Release : 2007-01-11

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1101632666

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Little Miss Birthday loves giving birthday presents. She prides herself on always picking the perfect present. But this time, it looks like one of the Mr. Men may just stump her!



Beauty Queens

Author : Libba Bray

Publisher : Scholastic Inc.

Page : 472 pages

File Size : 20,81 MB

Release : 2011-05-24

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0545388716

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From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray, the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and dangers. No access to emall. And the spirit of fierce, feral competition that lives underground in girls, a savage brutality that can only be revealed by a journey into the heart of non-exfoliated darkness. Oh, the horror, the horror! Only funnier. With evening gowns. And a body count.



I Want Two Birthdays!

Author : Tony Ross

Publisher : Andersen Press USA

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 11,9 MB

Release : 2014-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1467744158

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The Little Princess wants to have two birthdays! Very well, says the prime minister. Of course, when the princess sees how much fun two birthdays are, she must have three. Then four. Then more! But the more birthdays she has, the less special they are. Fortunately, the king has a clever solution up his royal sleeve.



A Visitor for Bear

Author : Bonny Becker

Publisher : Candlewick Press

Page : 59 pages

File Size : 39,62 MB

Release : 2015-10-27

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0763680443

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"A Visitor for Bear has the feel of a classic, and it’s so cozy no parent could object to reading it aloud every night." — The New York Times Book Review (starred review) Features an audio read-along! Bear is quite sure he doesn’t like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But the mouse — who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places — just won’t go away! Cheery persistence wears down the curmudgeonly Bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship.