Moira's Birthday
by Robert Munsch
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Moira's afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party... so she just doesn't tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira's parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira--she'll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in show more the process! A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this charming tale of the world's most boisterous birthday to a new generation of young readers. show lessTags
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As usual, this book is just a bit of nonsense, very over-the-top. That's what makes it so hysterical. 200 kids? 200 birthday cakes, 200 presents, 200 pizzas? Kids on the roof? Munsch eschews subtle in exchange for hilarious.
And as usual, the book features a diverse cast, which is always nice.
And as usual, the book features a diverse cast, which is always nice.
Robert Munsch’s El cumpleaños de Moira is illustrated by Michael Martchenko. It is a zany story about a little girl, Moira, who has a birthday party. Everyone wants to go to her party and, for some reason, every one brings their own cakes, pizzas, sandwiches, etc., so that there is way too much food and way too many gifts. In spite of the surplus, everyone at the party consumes the food fast and leaves a huge mess for Moira’s parents to clean.
This is a fun book with a good sense of humor. Moira wants to have the best birthday party she can, but she accidentally invites too many people & her birthday party turns out to be... Well not how Moira planned!
*blinks a lot*
I should never have studied economics. Not even a little bit. I simultaneously love this and am utterly appalled.
I should never have studied economics. Not even a little bit. I simultaneously love this and am utterly appalled.
This one is a must-read when any of the kids has a birthday, they love this book.
February of 2011 this was a favorite (20 months).
Moira wants to invite everyone to her birthday party but her parents tell her no. Only six. Well she invites a little more than that..
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Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1945. He received an undergraduate degree in history and a master's degree in anthropology. While studying to be a Jesuit priest, he worked part-time at an orphanage. He decided he liked working with children and left the Jesuits after 7 years to work in a daycare center. He studied show more for a year at the Elliot Pearson School of Child Studies at Tufts University. He ended up at a lab preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario and eventually became a Canadian citizen. While working at a daycare center and telling stories to children, he realized that storytelling was what he loved to do and eventually he started writing the stories down. His first published title was Mud Puddle. He has written over 50 books including Love You Forever, Mortimer, Angela's Airplane, Andrew's Loose Tooth, Stephanie's Ponytail, Moira's Birthday, and Put Me in a Book. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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