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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.

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Painting for Peace in Ferguson

Painting for Peace in Ferguson By Carol Swartout Klein Treehouse Publishing Group, 2015. Nonfiction. When the city of Ferguson was overrun with so much hate and despair that homes and businesses had to be boarded up to protect property, citizens of the community decided to bring a message of hope by painting the boarded windows. Klein’s rhyming text supports the photographs of the hundreds of artists and volunteers and their artwork as they bring the messages of peace, hope, love, and that by being united they can make a difference. A great book to show children how a community rallied to make a positive change and that even a small gesture can make a huge difference. A great discussion opener on how we should treat each other.

Dragon Run

Dragon Run by Patrick Matthews Scholastic, 2013. 336 pgs. Fantasy Al Pilgrommor is excited for Testing Day, when he will receive his rank, a tattooed number on the back of his neck, and a path forward to his future occupation and life. He feels confident because his parents were fours on a scale of seven, but he is worried for his friend Wisp who doesn't have much of a chance of scoring above a two at best. But when Al is scored a zero, he not only has no prospects, he may lose his life as the dreaded Cullers are unleashed to kill him and his family to purify the land's bloodlines. Al's world is ruled by dragons--the lords and supposed creators of humankind--so he thinks that even if he survives, he will have to make his living as a beggar or thief. But when Al sticks up for his Earther friend in front of Magister Ludi, he is drawn into the struggle of a secret organization hoping to destroy the Cullers, and perhaps the dragons them...

Review: Growing Home

Growing Home Written by Beth Ferry Illustrated by The Fan Brothers New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2025. Fiction. 261 pages. This book has some entertaining characters! We get to read about Toasty, the goldfish who loves to eat cheese puffs, Ivy, a plant with magical powers, and Arthur, the spider who ends up with a broken leg. Jillian is the main human character in the book. She loves Toasty and Ivy, and would probably love Arthur, too, but she doesn't know about him....yet. Her parents own an antique shop, but they are facing some economic hardship. This charming story is about magic, teamwork, and friendship. I loved that there were all kinds of shenanigans happening. While we are on a journey where the fish, the plant, the spider, and the girl are working to solve one mystery after another, the author beautifully guides us to the realization that words are powerful, friendships can heal hearts, and books have their own magic power to help in all kinds ...

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