Max makes an earthworm cake for Grandma's birthday and helps Ruby with her angel surprise cake. At the store, the grocer can't read all of the shopping list, until Max solves the problem by drawing a picture.

Remembering the countless ways her mother's previous birthdays have been ruined, Judy Moody wants to get things right this time around and tries to organize the perfect birthday, complete with a parsnip and avocado cake.

Corduroy sets out to make Lisa a special surprise for her birthday but it turns out to be much harder than it looks.

"Everyone loves a birthday party, but the party can't start until the cake is finished! One problem--Shelly the Baker is so slow, it will take FOREVER to make this cake. Unless... Can Bucky the baker-in-training find a way to speed things up? Or will the shortcuts he takes making his first cake lead to a disaster?"--

"There was an old lady who swallowed a cake. I don't know why she swallowed the cake. It was a mistake! Scholastic's Old Lady is more popular than ever, and in celebration she's swallowing a cake... and a candle, and a sign, and some balloons, and a hat, and some gifts. Can you guess why? Consistently topping the USA Today and Bookscan bestseller lists at holiday time, this evergreen Cartwheel series continues to surprise and delight. -- ONIX annotation....

"Maybe it wasn't your mom who baked your yummy birthday cake after all. Maybe it was created by a delicious cast of characters from your favorite nursery rhymes!"--Jacket.

PIG tries to peek at the gift his nephews are word building for his birthday. PIG and FROG take the competitive spirit a bit too far when they go all-out on a word building race to Mystery Island. While DUCK makes FROG the biggest, most colorful birthday cake ever, he learns about recycling. On a windy day, the friends discover that a word can have different meanings each time they build a magical H-A-T.

One by one, ten cooks arrive to help bake a great big birthday surprise.