All the animals ready their costumes for a masquerade party, and while the lion plans to dress like an elephant, the elephant is planning a parrot costume, the parrot is dressing like the turtle, and other surprises await the party guests.
As her eighth birthday approaches, Deja's biggest concern is whether her father will attend her party, until her aunt is called away on business and a classmate schedules a "just because party" on the same afternoon.
Although she had hoped to make her tenth birthday extra special, Lexie reluctantly agrees to have a joint party with an unpopular girl in her class--with surprising results.