The Best Birthday Party Ever

Illustrated by Leuyen Pham
Ebook
0"W x 0"H x 0"D  
On sale Feb 22, 2011 | 40 Pages | 978-0-375-98582-9
| Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile AD580L
My birthday is 5 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, and 8 hours away. Today I'm starting to plan my party.

So what if the Big Day's not exactly around the corner? This little girl is planning her party now. She has to, if she wants to have the best birthday party ever. She'll have the tallest birthday cake in the world, plus camels, elephants, a ferris wheel (of course), and a castle . . . with a moat. Kids will laugh out loud at the girl's wild plans, and love the oh-so-sweet ending, which involves a modest but fun party. Jennifer LaRue Huget and LeUyen Pham brilliantly capture what it feels like to be the Birthday Girl—a feeling many children will relate to.

LeUyen Pham is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and the recipient of the Caldecott Honor for Bear Came Along. Her work includes the Freckleface Strawberry series by Julianne Moore, Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio, and the Princess Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale. She lives with her husband and two sons in San Francisco.

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My birthday is 5 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, and 8 hours away. Today I'm starting to plan my party.

So what if the Big Day's not exactly around the corner? This little girl is planning her party now. She has to, if she wants to have the best birthday party ever. She'll have the tallest birthday cake in the world, plus camels, elephants, a ferris wheel (of course), and a castle . . . with a moat. Kids will laugh out loud at the girl's wild plans, and love the oh-so-sweet ending, which involves a modest but fun party. Jennifer LaRue Huget and LeUyen Pham brilliantly capture what it feels like to be the Birthday Girl—a feeling many children will relate to.

Author

LeUyen Pham is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and the recipient of the Caldecott Honor for Bear Came Along. Her work includes the Freckleface Strawberry series by Julianne Moore, Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio, and the Princess Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale. She lives with her husband and two sons in San Francisco.

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