Washoe County Library System

You're Invited! It's time for Mouse's surprise party, but Owl's glasses are broken. Can you use the clues to help Owl figure out which guest is at the door? Hoo, Hoo, Who? is a catchy, interactive story designed to encourage expressive language skills. With engaging opportunities on every page, children will be excited to read this story again and again, and so will their parents. Who doesn't love to yell "Surprise" and sing "Happy Birthday"?

"More than anything, Lucas wants to enjoy birthday parties like his friends, but he feels overwhelmed by all of the sights, sound and sensations. When he gets invited to a party, he makes a brave plan to join in, just like everyone else. But when his idea fails, a new friend teaches him that there is more than one way to join a birthday party... and that's perfectly fine"--

It is Fiona's birthday, and fans from all over the world are sending her cards and gifts, she is giving interviews and having her picture taken, and with all the fuss she is neglecting her zoo friends--and when her mother points this out she decides to throw her own party, with gifts for all her animal friends.

Sofia and her cousins are making a piñata for their grandmother's birthday party, but when Bella the cat gets involved chaos ensues.

"What happens when your birthday celebration turns wild with a crazy dragon pool party, a raucous all-knight karaoke festival, AND a tea and crumpets rumpus with ogres? You may think thats fun, but the birthday girl definitely does NOTuntil she chases away all the unruly guests and realizes that everything is . . . absolutely, totally boring. Can she find a way to bring back her new friends, get the party started again, and save her birthday? This...

"In this book, Morgan has to figure out how to go to a birthday party--but avoid seeing the scary movie promised as the main event. He needs to find a way around his frenemy, Aldeen, who never fails to notice and taunt him about his weaknesses. With a situation young readers will recognize and enjoy, and a character they can easily identify with, this is a book that will appeal to kids starting to read on their own. The dyslexia-friendly features...

When a house full of grandmothers tries to determine who is the “best” grandma, a hilarious hullabaloo ensues When a mysterious yellow envelope arrives at Hollyhock House, it causes quite the hubbub. It’s addressed simply to “the greatest grandmother in the world.” The trouble is, there are a lot of grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and even a great-great-grandmother living at Hollyhock House. So who is the best grandmother? Whether your...

Defeating a monster just in time to attend her own birthday party, Princess Magnolia, the secret superhero Princess in Black, is repeatedly interrupted throughout the party by the Monster Alarm in ways that threaten to expose her. Today is Princess Magnolia's birthday party, and she wants everything to be perfect. But just as her guests are arriving ... Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! Princess Magnolia runs to the broom closet, ditches her frilly...

Your family will roar with laughter at this funny read-aloud from Adam Wallace, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the How to Catch series. What if dinosaurs showed up at your birthday party? From prehistoric presents to games crashing out of control and your snacks going extinct, it's a dino disaster! Dinosaurs are big, and strong, and scary, and farty, So do you really want them coming to your birthday party? Watch out! Birthdays will never...

When Ava and Dean try to throw Gregory a surprise birthday party they have a hard time making sure he is on time. "It's President's Day and the Squeakerton mice have BIG plans to celebrate our nation's leaders...and their favorite mouse! When a human has a birthday, mice get to eat a BIG cake! When a mouse has a birthday, mice get to throw a BIG party! Ava and Dean can’t wait to surprise Gregory on his birthday. They have the perfect gift for...