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The Backwards Birthday Party
By Tom Chapin
At the backwards birthday party, a donkey pins the tail on the guests, the ice cream is hot, and the candles are not.

Rocky and Daisy and the Birthday Party
By Melinda Melton Crow
It is their human friend Owen's birthday, and Rocky and Daisy want to participate in the preparations--and share in the food.

Birthday Bash!
By Melinda La Rose
It's Jake's birthday! To celebrate this special day, Jake's crew has created a special treasure map for him that will lead to fun birthday activities. Like a true Never Land pirate, Jake decides to invite that sneaky snook, Captain Hook, and Mr. Smee to join in the fun. But something is wrong ... could it be that this cranky old Captain never had his own birthday party?

Bigfoot Does Not Like Birthday Parties
By Eric Ode
In the town of Mossy Pockets, the residents throw a birthday party for reluctant Bigfoot. The party excitement builds until it all comes to a pie-smashing disaster. But in the end, Bigfoot loves it--because even though Bigfoot does not like birthday parties, Bigfoot loves a birthday mess!

Happy Birthday, Bertie!
By Marcus Pfister
It's Bertie's birthday and he's going to have a birthday party. There's a birthday cake to be made, and decorations to be hung, and games to be played, and best of all, presents to be opened. But where is Daddy's present? Daddy has hidden it so well, he cannot find it himself.

Birthday Mice!
By Bethany Roberts
A little mouse's very lively birthday party has the cowboy theme he hoped for.

Happy Birthday, Bunny!
By Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Illustrations and rhyming text portray the birthday party of a beloved baby.

Birthday Cakes
By Sarah L. Schuette
Simple text and colorful photographs describe types of birthday cakes.

Happy Birthday!: A Spot-It Challenge
By Sarah L. Schuette
Simple text invites the reader to find items hidden in birthday-themed photographs.

Birthday Crafts
By Greta Speechley
This book is crammed with ideas for crafts that will make birthday parties even more fun. Step-by-step instructions and tracing patterns give you all you need to create invitations, place cards, a game, and a magic trick. Features fun fact boxes.

Dude, That's Rude! (Get Some Manners) by Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick

If there's one book today's kids need to read, it is Dude, That's Rude! (Get Some Manners) . The authors provide a fun format for teaching etiquette to children. They discuss proper behavior at home, at school, at other people's homes and in public places. The information is completely up-to-date with cellphone manners and netiquette included. Fun, cartoony illustrations are on practically every page giving the book great visual appeal. This book is perfect for boys and girls in the fourth grade or older. WARNING: Bodily functions are discussed.

Funny Farm by Mark Teague 2009

There are things I liked about Mark Teague's newest book, Funny Farm , and things I didn't like. Where should I start? I'll do the "didn'ts" first. The illustrations show animals personified. Well, some of the animals are. The main characters, Edward, and his farm family relatives, all dogs, are humanized. They stand upright, do farm chores, eat at a table, wear clothes, knit (yes, with paws) and sleep in beds. Most everybody else on and around the farm, who are also animals, act like animals. They are outside, roll in mud, live in the barn, and require care from their owners. It struck me the most on the page spread where there are pigs playing in puddle in the rain and Edward, a black and white boxer, watches from inside the house. I thought "You're a dog! Go play with them!" But, alas, he can't, seeing as how he goes through his entire visit to the farm wearing a suit and red bow tie. Another picture that bothered me was the maple syrup pa...

Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin

Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin Illustrated by Leslie Evans Charlesburg; 2009; unpaged Faces of the Moon is a short nonfiction book that describes the different phases of the moon and why the moon appears like it does on certain nights. This book is short and sweet so even the youngest of moon lovers will enjoy it. The layout is simplistic and easy to follow. I don’t know much about the moon so I found it very interesting.

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