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We're not free to give into this. She's 19, and I'm 38. And I'm her boyfriend's father. Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.

Briefly discusses the history and customs connected to the celebration of birthdays.

"A Birthday": Christina Rossetti's joyful celebration that her one true love has arrived, read by Jenny Agutter.

What's the best day of the year? A birthday, of course! Stella Batts is turning nine, and she has big plans. Her family will be going to Pennsylvania to celebrate. That's where Stella's best friend Willa moved to, and Stella hasn't seen Willa for months. It's hard not to see your best friend for that long, so this is an important trip. But before Stella can get on the plane—disaster strikes! Now instead of a birthday weekend sleepover with Willa in Pennsylvania, Stella is stuck in a hospital room in her hometown of Somers, California, with a broken leg.

It’s nearly Katie’s birthday, and she learns she will be getting a special present. She’s too excited to wait patiently for the gift to arrive, so she decides to investigate ahead of time. The clues might lead her to her present, but is it better to let this mystery go unsolved?

AJ, Blaze, Stripes, Starla, Zeg, and Gabby from Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines celebrate Darington's birthday with a party and a huge cake!

It’s Shanaya’s birthday, and there has been a gala party in the office - good food, some drinks and a whole lot of fun. Slightly tipsy and looking forward to a nice evening with her friends, she finds a surprise gift on her desk. It’s beautiful and quite mysterious. No names, no wishes...just a small, seductive note with a couple of unusually sensuous gifts. Who could it be from? A secret admirer who promises a great time, or a prank by her colleagues? She is soon to find out the delicious truth behind The Surprise Birthday Gift.

It's Mickey's birthday, and he's sure his friends are throwing him a party. There's just one problem...there are no signs of a party. Have Mickey's friends forgotten all about his big day?

Dora the Explorer and Boots are at the carnival, and they are ready to win the grand prize! But to do that they first have to play games and collect eight yellow tickets. Join Dora and Boots in this festive adventure as they make their way toward the grand prize: the Big Pinata!

Get ready to play and sing along to this fun-filled song/audiobook combo. “Birthday Limbo” combines music with a fun birthday party game. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Birthday Limbo” a party and classroom favorite!

Get ready to clap your hands and sing along to a brand-new version of a song/audiobook combo you all know and love. Fun lyrics and a catchy melody make The New Happy Birthday Song a party and classroom favorite!

Get ready to hop, dance, and sing along to this fun-filled song/audiobook combo. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Birthday Bee Bop” a party and classroom favorite!

For the triplet's seventh birthday, Momma and Poppa planned a special outting for the trio—but the adventure starts to feel a bit too adventurous for Arlo.

In A Birthday by Katherine Mansfield we have the theme of responsibility, selfishness, gender roles, appearance, suffering and paralysis. Taken from her In a German Pension collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Mansfield may be exploring the theme of responsibility. Andreas if anything thinks only of himself. True he goes to fetch Doctor Erb but apart from this Andreas takes no responsibility for the condition that Anna may be in.

Apart from opening presents, the best part about any birthday is the delicious cake! This fun-filled song/audiobook combo tells how a mother plans to build a massive birthday cake. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Ten Layer Birthday Cake” a party and classroom favorite!

On his 11th birthday, Jackson is nervous about moving up to middle school where he knows he'll be bullied by older kids, so he makes his wish, "I don't want to grow up!" When his 12th birthday rolls around, he discovers his wish came true: he's still 11, and he's starting fifth grade (again). At first, this is the perfect life. Jackson is the smartest kid in his class, the best on his baseball team, and the star of the school band. But after a few years of being eleven, he realizes his life is passing him by.

Get ready play and sing along to this fun-filled song/audiobook combo. “Pin the Bow on the Birthday Bear” combines music with a fun birthday party game. Upbeat lyrics and a catchy melody makes “Pin the Bow on the Birthday Bear” a party and classroom favorite!

Princess Bella loves shapes. For her birthday, the cook uses all kinds of shapes to make a very special cake. How many shapes can you find in Princess Bella’s cake?

In A Case of the Meanies, mean boy Joshua continues to plague Stella when he decides to have a birthday party at her parent's candy store. He invites everyone in the class except her! Stella has to figure out how to be a pleasant hostess when she's not on the guest list. It's just another day in the life of Stella Batts!

It’s Nikki Maxwell’s birthday! Will it be a blast or a bust? Find out in Nikki’s newest diary, the 13th instalment in the number one New York Times blockbuster best-selling Dork Diaries series!