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C elebrate reading with these books about birthdays! From birthday chickens and birthday wishes gone wrong to belated birthdays and even birthdays on Mars, we’ll get you in the party spirit! So grab a piece of cake and enjoy one of these fun stories!
YOUTH Little ones will giggle at the unexpected birthday surprises in these picture books! Cake by Sue Hendra Cake has never been to a birthday party. He buys just the right outfit, including the per- fect hat! But as the candles on his perfect party hat begin to burn, and the other party guests begin to sing, Cake starts to think twice about attending this party. I Got a Chicken for My Birthday by Laura Gehl All the birthday girl wants from her Abuela is a ticket to the amusement park. Instead, she gets a chicken. But this chicken is no ordinary chicken! With help from other animals, this hard-working chicken may end up making the birthday girl’s wishes come true! My Lucky Birthday by Keiko Kasza Just as Alligator Al is planning the perfect birthday dinner for himself, a piglet knocks
wish when an ambulance rushes to his neighbor’s house. Is he responsible? Or is there another surprise for Billy and his family just around the corner—maybe the best one yet! Learn the most astonishing birthday facts on Earth and beyond in these non-fiction titles. Weird but True: Birthdays by National Geographic Kids Get in the birthday mood by reading this fun, informative book with 300 crazy facts about the wildest parties, the most enormous cakes, and the weirdest birthday coincidences! Birthday on Mars by Sara Schonfeld Even robots have birthdays! Celebrate Curiosity and wish a happy birthday to one of NASA’s most famous Mars rovers in this adorable non-fiction picture book! TEENS AND TWEENS
on his door. Al is so lucky that the piglet is there to help…or is he? Does the piglet have a clever party trick up his sleeve? Beginning readers can join Heidi as she throws a belated birthday party for her best friend. Heidi Heckelbeck Takes the Cake by Wanda Coven When Heidi accidentally forgets her best friend’s birthday, she plans to make it up to him by using her magic to throw him the best birthday party ever! Will he forgive her, or will this party be another magical mess? This fun chapter book teaches kids to “be careful what you wish for!” Billy Miller Makes a Wish by Kevin Henkes Billy blows out his birthday candles and wishes that something exciting would happen. But he immediately regrets his
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