(ages 4 - 6)  The latest book in the "Penelope" series is a comical birthday celebration with hilarious illustrations and uproarious text. Penelope is having a birthday party and everyone is invited. But as her parents quickly realize, Penelope really did invite everyone. As ballerinas leap through the air, ponies meander through the kitchen, soccer players kick penalty shots in the living room, and an elephant makes himself at home, Penelope's flabbergasted parents find increasingly dramatic words (outrageous ... ridiculous ... preposterous) to describe the growing chaos. Even though Penelope meant well by not leaving anyone out, it's clear that this birthday bash has gone berserk ... bonkers ... bananas! Ring the doorbell and join Penelope's party – with this birthday girl, it's bound to be a blast!

This is the third book in the award-winning "Penelope" series which also includes Penelope and the Monsters (Lobster Press, 2005), which the Vancouver Sun called "comedy both parents and kids can relate to," and Penelope and the Humongous Burp (Lobster Press, 2004), a Canadian Toy Testing Council "Great Books of the Year" selection. The first two "Penelope" titles were both shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association's Blue Spruce Award....