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Author
Series
Pout-pout fish adventures volume 10
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mr. Fish and Willa Whale are on their way to a birthday party, but Willa is worried about fitting in so Mr. Fish shows her how to overcome her social anxiety by tackling the worries one at a time.
42) 1,2,3, scream!
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Ten humorously terrifying tales that include a villainous vending machine that eats kids like candy, a birthday-party crashing robot, an evil app that can predict exactly how anyone who uses it will die, and more.
Author
Series
Nate the Great volume 28
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nate and his dog are invited to a birthday party where the birthday girl is bringing her four snakes, one of which goes missing.
45) Class pest
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Harvey can't believe he's been invited to Flash's birthday party, and their whole class will be there for amazing fun, games, and music. But Harvey's plans change when he has to take care of the most annoying class pet ever: Pirate the parrotfish. Harvey is sure that Pirate's big mouth is going to turn the party from awesome to awful!"--
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
An ache in every stake (1941): When three icemen agree to help Mrs. Lawrence prepare a fancy birthday party, their particular specialty (an exploding, gas filled cake) goes off with a bang.
No census, no feeling (1940): Three gung-ho census-takers let nothing stand in their way of an accurate count, whether it be crashing a fancy bridge party, spiking drinks or invoking a riot at a professional football game.
Violent is the word for Curly (1938):...
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 28
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Heidi's busy life keeps her from remembering her friend Bruce's birthday, she decides to throw a magical make-up party to apologize.
49) ¡Fiesta!
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Bilingual text describes a children's party and provides practice counting in English and Spanish.
50) Party problems
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Emma is excited about her best friend Izzie's birthday party, but she is also a little worried because she is deaf and communicates through sign language, and her cochlear implant does not work well in noisy crowds.
51) Party pal
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"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.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 74
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While celebrating his birthday with his family, Geronimo realizes someone has replaced all of his money with counterfeit bills and sets out to find the thieves.
53) The get-together
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When the Johnson family gathers for a family reunion to celebrate the birthday of Uncle Wesley, the family's patriarch, it becomes a day filled with fun and games, favorite foods, a little arguing, and lots of dancing. Readers will leave this picture book feeling like they just spent the day with a family they will want to visit again and again and again"--Book jacket.
54) More!
Author
Series
Otto books (Tracey Corderoy) volume 3
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Otto always wants more of everthing until he attends a birthday party where his costume prevents him from having fun.
Author
Series
Big Sister Coco volume 1
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Big Sister Coco is sassy and smart, and she absolutely adores her little brother, Bo! Together, Coco and Bo are ready to have fun and solve any problem or mystery that comes their way! In "A Birthday Surprise," three interconnecting stories told as an easy graphic novel will introduce emerging readers to this dynamic duo while highlighting their first mystery: How will Coco's help Bo figure out, prepare for, and enjoy his big fifth-birthday surprise?"--...
Author
Series
Yes no maybe so volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Canada
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Yael is dreadin her bat mitzvah. Her loving but clueless mother insists on throwing an epic birthday extravaganza, even though Yael hates the spotlight. Despite herself, Yael grows more excited, especially when her crush, Cam, accepts the invitation. Then she meets Gabriel, the emcee's son, whose chill attitude makes her rethink the party plans. Thank goodness her old friend Eli will be there to keep her steady, even though he's returned from camp...
58) Party pooper
Author
Series
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
©2022
Language
English
Description
The third title in the laugh-out-loud series of picture books starring Bad Apple, a truly terrible piece of fruit. It's Granny Smith's birthday party and all the apples are invited. There's face painting, a pinata, a pile of presents and one of Snake's finest cakes... Bad Apple can't wait to spoil the fun! But it looks like this party pooper's luck might have run out. Pineapple has had enough of Apple's bad behavior and is ready to teach him a lesson....
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Campions young and old, extended family members and loyal friends are gathered at the Dorchester Hotel to celebrate Albert Campion's seventieth birthday - along with some intriguing, unrecognizable guests. Who exactly are the mysterious, aristrocratic, scar-faced German, Freiherr Robert von Ringer, and the elegantly chic Madame Thibus - and what is their connection to Mr. Campion? Campion has decided the time has come to enthral his guests with his...
Author
Series
Sam Wu is not afraid volume 2
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After encountering a scary shark at the aquarium, Sam is afraid to attend a birthday party at the beach.
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