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The shindig is coming! / Charise Mericle Harper.

Harper, Charise Mericle, (author,, illustrator.).

Summary:

"After receiving an urgent mountaintop message from the blue jay, Mouse proclaims to all the woodland creatures: "The Shindig is coming!" The entire forest is soon abuzz with everyone asking the same question: What is a shindig? Meetings are held. Assumptions are made. Honey cake is served. Finally Bear declares the answer. A shindig is a party, which is just like a meeting only fun. Problem solved! . . . Or is it? When the blue jay finally reaches the party-prepping crew, all that pep turns to panic. The blue jay's message wasn't an invitation. It was a warning! THE SHINDIG IS COMING! Hooves, claws, and paws scatter when the mysterious forest visitors arrive at last. And opossum faints. Again. "-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781454955016
  • ISBN: 1454955015
  • ISBN: 9781454955023
  • ISBN: 1454955023
  • Physical Description: 116 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Union Square Kids, [2025].

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 6-10. Union Square Kids.
Subject:
Parties > Juvenile fiction.
Forest animals > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Animal fiction.

Available copies

  • 20 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Nantahala Regional Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 22 total copies.
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Accessibility Features

Summary: "After receiving an urgent mountaintop message from the blue jay, Mouse proclaims to all the woodland creatures: "The Shindig is coming!" The entire forest is soon abuzz with everyone asking the same question: What is a shindig? Meetings are held. Assumptions are made. Honey cake is served. Finally Bear declares the answer. A shindig is a party, which is just like a meeting only fun. Problem solved! . . . Or is it? When the blue jay finally reaches the party-prepping crew, all that pep turns to panic. The blue jay's message wasn't an invitation. It was a warning! THE SHINDIG IS COMING! Hooves, claws, and paws scatter when the mysterious forest visitors arrive at last. And opossum faints. Again. "--