Happy Birdday, Tacky!
Paperback – Picture Book, December 5, 2017
HarperCollins · Paperback · December 5, 2017
“The Nice Icy Land was crackling with busy-ness.” It had taken weeks and a lot of whispery chirps for Tacky the Penguin’s friends to plan a perfect surprise birdday party for him on his special hatchday.
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- Who it’s for
- A carefully planned penguin party meets comic mishaps, good cheer, and flippity dance moves.
- Themes
- Surprise birthday celebration, Good cheer
- Genres
- Penguin Stories, Birthday Stories, Funny Stories
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“The Nice Icy Land was crackling with busy-ness.” It had taken weeks and a lot of whispery chirps for Tacky the Penguin’s friends to plan a perfect surprise birdday party for him on his special hatchday. With songs, presents, cake, fishy ice cream, and surprise entertainment from Iglooslavia’s own Twinklewebs the Dance Queen, how could anything go wrong? But it’s a comedy of errors . . . and all is far from perfect.
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Luckily, Tacky’s good cheer—and his flippity dance moves—save the day!
Birdday Antics
A carefully planned penguin party meets comic mishaps, good cheer, and flippity dance moves.
Come here for
- Playful birthday chaos with songs, cake, and fishy ice cream
- A penguin whose cheerful spirit keeps things lively
Expect
- A comedy of errors, far from a perfect party
- Twinklewebs the Dance Queen and some memorable moves
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 63% |
|---|---|
| Penguin Stories | 63% |
| Birthday Stories | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids' Fiction
- Bird Stories
- Birthday Stories
- Funny Stories
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- Authors
- Helen Lester
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 5, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Surprise birthday celebration · Good cheer
- Reading lane
- Kids' Fiction