birthdays

Excited for Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party, the Vanderbeeker children learn more about their mysterious grandparents while waiting for the celebration to start.

Karen is having two birthday parties, one at her mom's place and the other at her dad's. But what she wants is just one big party with the whole family. Will her birthday wish come true?.

It is Willa's first birthday, and between big sister Starla Jean, her pet chicken Opal Egg, and her new neighbor Nate's pet kitten, there is bound to be chaos--especially when it comes to baking a cake.

Rhyming text transforms a little girl's birthday party into a magical fairy tale adventure.

"It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no-one has lived past twenty-one. Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate"--Provided by publisher.

"When Brie was younger, her mama used to surprise her with treasure hunts around their island town. After she died three years ago, these became Brie's favorite memories. Now, on her twelfth birthday, her mama has another surprise: a series of letters leading Brie on one last treasure hunt. The first letter guides Brie to a special place. The next urges her to unlock a secret. And the last letter will change life as she knows it"--Provided by publisher.

While Freya works on the perfect birthday present for her unicorn, Honey, hoping it will help them bond, and helps prepare for a party someone is trying to ruin, Honey is feeling neglected.

Alana Oakley suspects her new neighbors are vampires. Her friends hope Alana is right. Everything they've read about vampires sounds so very cool and the new neighbors are so very hot. Despite her friends' warped sensibilities, Alana is determined to reveal the neighbors' bloody secret. If only her mom would stay out of trouble, Alana would have this mystery in the bag. Hard to know what Alana is dreading more this year: the kiss of immortality from a vampire or her mother throwing her a birthday party, but don't bother asking the woman in Alana's living room...she's already dead.

"Party all year round with this entertaining book filled with 300 wacky facts and pictures displaying the hilarious history, crazy coincidences, amazing astrological beliefs, and surprising statistics behind birthdays"--Provided by publisher.

"Geeger the Robot is going to his best friend Tillie's birthday party. But Geeger's never been to a party before and doesn't quite know what presents are. Would Tillie like a stick? Or a pile of dirt? Geeger wants to help Tillie celebrate, but maybe he shouldn't have come! How does a robot say, 'Happy Birthday'?"--Provided by publisher.