Two buddies and a birthday party. A friendship between birthday customs and misunderstandings. Tom sits in a circle with the other children from his group. They greet each other and sing a spring song together. The day starts off well. "Today I'm going to Pablo's birthday," says Olga. "Did you get an invitation too?" Tom has a gift, but not the invitation. Tom is worried. Can he join the celebration without an invitation? A sensitive and touching story for reading aloud and for slightly advanced beginner readers by Arzu Gürz Abay. It is a bilingual hardcover book in English and German. Amrei Fiedler has created expressive, vibrant illustrations that support the reading while also offering their own interpretation of the story. Children experience how ...