There is only one thing better than a birthday party: a birthday party in Unicornia! Here the cakes are enchanted, the sweets change flavour and the theme parks are covered in glitter. But Pippa’s birthday has started on the wrong foot and her friends must think quickly to turn disaster into great fun! Luckily for them, they live in the most magical place EVER!

With colour illustrations, this magical chapter-book series is great for building confidence in newly independent readers.

There’s a whole world of Unicornia to read:

• Unicornia: Learning to Fly – perfect for talking to children who are worried about starting school
• Unicornia: A Magical Birthday – perfect for birthdays and celebrations
• Unicornia: The Cupcake Contest – perfect for budding bakers and for talking to children about teamwork
• Unicornia: The Dance Show – perfect for talking to children about stage fright and nerves
• Unicornia: The Frozen Palace – THE BRAND-NEW BOOK COMING SOON!

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Learn how to write and give a flawlessly funny speech for any occasion with Emmy-winning comedy writers Carol Leifer and Rick Mitchell. With a foreword by Carol Burnett.

Giving a speech about someone is hard. Giving a funny speech that people are actually going to pay attention to is even harder. In How to Write a Funny Speech for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn’t Want to Go to in the First Place, Leifer and Mitchell will teach you how to write the perfect speech so you can look awesome, make some people laugh, and get it over with.

Quick and easy to use, this book is broken into short chapters full of priceless tips and advice. Leifer and Mitchell will walk you through how to:

• Properly write, phrase, and deliver your speech so you not only flatter your subject but also keep the rest of the audience interested (and maybe you’ll even get a standing ovation, but we can’t guarantee that—that would be cool, though, right?).
• Nail down how to get started so people actually pay attention to you (in a good way).
• Figure out how to deliver and perfect comedic nuances with a crash course in what you should and shouldn’t say so you don’t scare the compression socks off grandma.

Hear from these seasoned comedy writers as they dish out public speaking advice that will make you look like you totally do this all the time. Take a closer look at a handful of successful real‑life speeches from real‑life people, annotated for a better understanding of why other people were better than you so you can be better than them. Enjoy bonus content like Carmela’s retirement toast to Tony Soprano and Homer Simpson’s speech at Bart’s graduation. And if, in the end, you still have no idea what to say about your niece at her Bat Mitzvah, there’s a handy fill-in speech template at the back so you can spend more time figuring out what you’re going to wear.
 
Happy writing!

EXPERT AUTHORS: As a successful comedy writer, Carol Leifer has been Emmy‑nominated for her writing on such classics as Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Saturday Night Live, and the Oscars, and won a Writer’s Guild Award for her work on Modern Family, among many other accolades. She is a writer/co‑executive producer for the Emmy‑winning HBO show Hacks and a writer/consulting producer for HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Rick Mitchell has written for TMZ and had a six‑season stint writing for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, winning him five Daytime Emmys. Delivering speeches at countless organization benefits, weddings, and more, the pair are seasoned speech-givers ready to help you successfully write and deliver your own.

EASY TO USE: This practical book on writing and delivering a funny speech is divided into short, easy-to-read sections with plenty of tips, advice, and templates, making the task much less daunting for anyone and everyone.    

HANDY PUBLIC SPEAKING REFERENCE BOOK: A timeless aid for writing and delivering a speech at any point in life, How to Write a Funny Speech … is a useful book to give, receive, and keep.

Perfect for:

• Anybody who needs to write a speech celebrating a friend, family member, or couple
• Best men and maids/matrons of honor for weddings or vow renewals
• Family and friends of graduates, retirees, or honorees
• Bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah celebrants

Bridget’s friends are all too busy to hang out! Will Bridget have to spend her birthday all alone? In a story that shows how friends are more important than the busy-ness of a day, Oliver Jeffers’s bold and brilliant art pairs with a powerful story that makes readers realise what truly matters.

With bright illustrations this series make the perfect gift for a baby or toddler! It’s Little Rabbit’s special day – and he needs help to open his presents, blow out his candles and welcome some very exciting visitors! A cute and interactive story that all little rabbits will love.

There are loads of titles to collect…

• Sing Along with Me! Incy Wincy Spider
• Sing Along with Me! If You’re Happy and You Know it
• Sing Along with Me! Old Macdonald Had a Farm
• Sing Along with Me! Row, Row, Row Your Boat …and many more!!

Raymond likes to do everything fast! It’s almost his birthday and he wants time to fly! He plays outside. He helps Papa wash the car. He even goes to bed early, but his birthday can’t come soon enough! Maybe his friend Roxy can help him enjoy the wait…and celebrate, too! This sequel to Ready? Set. Raymond (which marked its 20th Anniversary in 2022!) will delight young readers who will definitely be able to relate. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

In this sweet, easy-to-read story, the Birthday Bird arrives at a child’s house to bake and decorate a birthday cake. An ideal choice for children learning to read, baking enthusiasts, and of course, Dr.

Seuss fans; it’s perfect for encouraging young children to help in the kitchen!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Lift the flaps to join in the party and celebrate twenty-five years of The Gruffalo! Listen and sing along to a free special recording of Julia Donaldson singing The Gruffalo Birthday Song when you scan the QR code on the back of the book. How will the Gruffalo celebrate his birthday? Lift the flaps to find out as you meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood – and look out for the surprise pop-up ending! This brilliant board book is a great gift for little Gruffalo fans. With a fun rhyming text based on a song by Julia Donaldson, Happy Birthday, Gruffalo! is the perfect way for preschoolers to celebrate The Gruffalo’s birthday.

Celebrate a decade of enchanting adventures with the Isadora Moon 10th Anniversary Gift Edition, created by author-illustrator Harriet Muncaster. A special gift edition with shiny pink foil and sprayed edges, celebrating 10 years of everyone’s favourite half vampire, half fairy: Isadora Moon! This edition brings together the beloved story Isadora Moon Has a Birthday with an extra-special bonus tale, Pink Rabbit’s Forgotten Birthday!

In Isadora Moon Has a Birthday, Isadora is excited for her very first birthday party. She’s been to lots of human parties before and now she’s going to have one of her own! But with her mum and dad organizing things, it’s not going to be like the parties she’s been to before…

In Pink Rabbit’s Forgotten Birthday, Pink Rabbit is wondering why no one in the house seems to have remembered that today is a very special day indeed. Could Isadora really have forgotten about his birthday?

Alongside the stories, readers will discover lots of activities, puzzles, and creative things to make and do, making this the perfect holiday or birthday gift for young fans. With irresistible pink-and-black artwork throughout and a heroine who’s half-fairy, half-vampire, Isadora Moon continues to delight children worldwide.

Perfect for readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite, this anniversary edition is a must-have for fans of Isadora Moon, Unicornia, Claude, and Squishy McFluff. Designed to build confidence in newly independent readers, it’s both a keepsake and a gateway to a magical world of imagination.

Beep, Boop, and the rest of Netflix’s StoryBots are getting ready for a big birthday party, but they have a few questions to unwrap along the way. Why do we have birthdays? Why do kids get bigger every year? Boys and girls ages 2 to 7 will love this delightful little storybook that is perfect for birthdays—or any day.

The stars of Netflix’s Ask the StoryBots are curious little robots who bring a world of learning and fun to kids ages 2 to 7 across a broad range of subjects with their animated series, apps, YouTube videos, books, and more. All of the award-winning StoryBots content is developed by teachers and early-education experts.