by text and jacket art by Rosemary Wells (2002)
Noisy Nora finds a surprising new site for her birthday party when her mother will not let her invite all of her classmates to her house because it is too small.
Claudia Mills
Twelve-year-old Maggie comes to dread biology class because her favorite teacher is insisting that she dissect a worm, an assignment that makes her feel very squeamish and awakens her to the question of animal rights.
Lenore Look
When second-grader Alvin Ho is invited to a birthday party given by a girl, his fear of everything causes him to dread going.
Dugald Steer
Eleven press-out characters can be placed in slots throughout the book to participate in the activities of a typical day in Miss Hippo's nursery school class.
Ann Stevens
The Romper Room characters help to build vocabulary through the celebration of birthdays and other holidays throughout the year. Also includes a list of special days and interesting facts for each of the twelve months.