Join Margaret and her brother Taylor as they get ready for Grandpa's surprise birthday party.
From the invitation to the present to the cake and balloons, the siblings do their best to make a wonderful party for grandpa, despite a few squabbles along the way.
Then grandpa arrives with the best surprise of all.
Kevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Childrenโs Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kittenโs First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors, one for Oliveโs Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller; and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include The World and Everything in It, A House, A Parade of Elephants, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lillyโs Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin.