parties

When Lazarita's unemployed father cannot afford a party for her "quinces," the birthday celebration that marks a fifteen-year-old girl's entrance into womanhood, her friends in her Miami Cuban-American community enlist the mayor's help to plan a surprise block party.

While hoping that her divorced father will come from California to help celebrate her tenth birthday with her mother and brother, Cassie reluctantly agrees to boy-crazy Stacy's suggestion to have an additional party that includes boys and dancing.

The monsters' contributions to a Halloween party provide us with suggestions for recipes, decorations, and games.

Pig's birthday is a very special day, as all her friends come to her house for a party to help her celebrate. At points the reader may guess what happens next.

Cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to dress up and attend a party at the farmer's house.

In this rhyming story, a witch carries the reader into a pumpkin on Halloween to witness the preparations the monsters, ghosts, and ghouls are making for their big holiday party.

Chicken decides to hold a party, but Cockerel makes trouble by trying to exclude the animals he thinks are too untidy.

Animals enter a house one at a time and then have a birthday party.

When a skeleton named Senor Calavera comes to her door to collect her, Grandma Beetle delays answering the knock and continues on with her preparations for her birthday party. By the time the party begins, Senor Calavera is having too much fun to finish his original task. Children will learn numbers in English and Spanish, and enjoy art inspired by Mexico's Day of the Dead festival. Includes a conversation with the author.

Shanna and her animal friends are busy wrapping and hiding birthday gifts for the big surprise party for Shane.