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Don't Eat the Birthday Boy!
The Unlikely Aventuras of Ramón and El Cucuy (Related to this series)
- Author
- Donna Barba Higuera
- Narrator
- Robb Moreira
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 17 March 2026
- Run Time
- 2 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures
What to expect
A young monster and his human child reunite for a new horror—Ramón’s birthday party!—in this spooky-funny chapter book from Newbery Medal–winning author Donna Barba Higuera
It’s a monster’s ancient duty to inflict unimaginable horrors on misbehaving kids.
But El Cucuy doesn’t want to terrorize his assigned human, Ramón—in fact, he’s desperate to get back to the human world to spend more time with his new friend. Unfortunately, back in the monster world, the contract between humans and boogeymen has broken down, and with it, the rules that allow them to coexist in relative peace.
When El Cucuy finally makes it back to Ramón, so do a terrifying assortment of boogeymen from other realms. And to those monsters’ delight, they find lots of children gathered in one place: a birthday party! Can El Cucuy and Ramón beat the other boogeymen at their own games—and make sure the birthday boy and his party guests don’t get eaten along the way?
Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen’s The Skull, this chapter-book series from Newbery Medal–winning author Donna Barba Higuera delightfully blends sly humor, light spookiness, and lots of heart.
“The humor of cucuys disliking fresh air and flowers but relishing boogers, spit, bugs, and other stinky delights is sure to amuse young readers. This sweet and silly chapter book shows that monsters aren’t always what they seem … A solid choice …”—School Library Journal
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Details
- Author
- Donna Barba Higuera
- Narrator
- Robb Moreira
- Duration
- 2 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9798898850203
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures
Synopsis
A young monster and his human child reunite for a new horror—Ramón’s birthday party!—in this spooky-funny chapter book from Newbery Medal–winning author Donna Barba Higuera It’s a monster’s ancient duty to inflict unimaginable horrors on misbehaving kids. But El Cucuy doesn’t want to terrorize his assigned human, Ramón—in fact, he’s desperate to get back to the human world to spend more time with his new friend. Unfortunately, back in the monster world, the contract between humans and boogeymen has broken down, and with it, the rules that allow them to coexist in relative peace. When El Cucuy finally makes it back to Ramón, so do a terrifying assortment of boogeymen from other realms. And to those monsters’ delight, they find lots of children gathered in one place: a birthday party! Can El Cucuy and Ramón beat the other boogeymen at their own games—and make sure the birthday boy and his party guests don’t get eaten along the way? Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen’s The Skull, this chapter-book series from Newbery Medal–winning author Donna Barba Higuera delightfully blends sly humor, light spookiness, and lots of heart. “The humor of cucuys disliking fresh air and flowers but relishing boogers, spit, bugs, and other stinky delights is sure to amuse young readers. This sweet and silly chapter book shows that monsters aren’t always what they seem … A solid choice …”—School Library Journal
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