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It's Karen's birthday and she's having two parties--one at Daddy's house and one at Mommy's house, but what Karen really wants for her birthday is one party, with her whole family together.

Fifth-grade best friends Katie-Rose, Milla, Yasaman, and Violet are determined to save a new student from Modessa's evil influence, but Katie-Rose is busy not flirting with Preston and all four are distracted by trying to organize Yasamin's sister's birthday party.

Olivia decides to throw her mother a surprise birthday party, and with a little help from her father, her grandmother, and her brother she fixes a menu of red foods and gets everything ready.

Witness the power of family history and family love in this funny, poignant addition to a series that the New York Times Book Review hails as "delightful and heartwarming." It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But when Papa must leave town suddenly to help his best friend, trouble in the form of their distant grandparents shows up on their doorstep. Not only must the Vanderbeekers...

Scaredy Squirrel is planning his own birthday party for one, but despite his detailed plans, things get out of control when the party animals arrive.

Nate and his dog are invited to a birthday party where the birthday girl is bringing her four snakes, one of which goes missing.

"Anita helps her grandmother make flan for her grandfather's birthday." --

When the Big Bad Wolf comes knocking on the door of the Pig family, he finds himself surprised with a birthday party, and he forgets why he really came to see them.

"Princess Bing Bong is a quirky, silly Princess who marches to the beat of her own drum. It's no surprise when her birthday party doesn't quite go as planned! She gets her friends and family into some pretty interesting situations with her wild imagination!"--Amazon.com