gifts

Mr. Pip the monkey gets depressed because he does not think the gift he has for his friend Frederick Lipton, the famous actor, is special enough.

Presents step-by-step instructions for birthday gift craft projects, including a picture frame, standing monogram, clay nameplate, and stenciled T-shirt.

A girl is disappointed when she receives a chicken as a birthday gift from her abuela, until she realizes the chicken is planning a bigger present for her special day.

When a box containing a penguin arrives anonymously on New Year's Day, a family of four is puzzled, and as they continue to receive one penguin a day throughout the year, their problems--and food budget, and storage issues--multiply.

When her friends are too cold to play outside with her, Snow Bunny comes up with the perfect gifts for her friends.

A guide to creating handmade gifts for winter holidays.

Told from the perspective of both the girl, Nia, and her pet turtle, Alfie, and describes what happens when he disappears on the eve of her seventh birthday to find her a special present.

"The first time Abuela held Ni?a, her heart overflowed with tenderness. And as Ni?a grows up, she and Abuela have a lot of fun doing simple things. Abuela decides that she wants to buy Ni?a a special treat, so she saves a little bit of her money every week. But then something terrible happens, and Abuela's dream of a surprise for Ni?a seems impossible. Luckily, the time they spend together and the love they have for each other are the best gifts of all"--Provided by publisher.

Mouse leaves the Christmas preparations in the burrow to find a present for Hare, but she soon comes across a sick swallow stuck in the snow. Rushing the bird back to the burrow, Hare, Mouse, and Squirrel nurse the bird back to health, and in the process learn the true spirit of the holiday.

When Katie draws Andrew's name in the first-grade Christmas gift exchange, she decides not to give him a present because he has said mean things about her reindeer sweater.