Lyle the crocodile becomes so jealous of Joshua's birthday party and presents that it makes him feel ill, and he ends up in the hospital, where he recovers his good nature by entertaining the children there.

A surprise birthday party planned for a kangaroo by his friends provides many opportunities for the reader to add and multiply various things.

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.

When Heidi's busy life keeps her from remembering her friend Bruce's birthday, she decides to throw a magical make-up party to apologize.

Friends who call themselves the Banana Bunch pitch in to plan and prepare a surprise birthday party for one of their regular members, Molly's dog Scruffy, and Scruffy repays them by finding their missing baseball. Includes ideas for making someone's birthday special.

"Nancy has the perfect birthday party planned for Frenchy and all her friends. But will the birthday puppy be on her best behavior?"--Page [4] of cover.

Juliet Henry is planning a party for her seventh birthday, and she wants to invite only girls and have everything pink, from the food to the outfits. But the boys in her class don't want to be left out of the fun. Will they spoil the pink princess party?

"The story of an eager cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday party -- with hilarious results. For fans of I Don't Want to Be a Frog. It's your birthday, and little do you know that an unwelcome guest has joined in on the festivities. A friendly cockroach has snuck undetected into the house, and has proceeded to join in on all of your fun party games. You were so excited to finally spot him napping on top of your birthday cake, having eaten his fill,...

Excited about his big birthday party, Bad Kitty gets a dose of his own medicine when, upon their arrival, his troublesome friends wreak havoc and his collection of presents suddenly goes missing.