Kiki's Birthday Surprise β A Birthday Surprise Story | Shalvit Kids TV Storybook No. 41
**Why is the house so quiet? Why is everybody whisper-whispering? Kiki's birthday is coming β and NOBODY is saying a word!** ππ
Today Kiki turns **FOUR** β but downstairs there are no balloons, no cake, no singing. Has everyone forgotten? Of course not! Behind the kitchen door, Bibo, Lulu, Mummy and Daddy are planning the happiest surprise of the year: a secret cake with swirly icing, puff-puff balloons (one goes **BANG!**), a birthday card painted with a great big rainbow heart, rainbow bunting up high, a present wrapped with love β and a parcel travelling all the way from Grandma! Then the lights go outβ¦ the door creaks openβ¦ **"SURPRISE!"** π Join the party: party hats for everyone (even a tiny one for Pip!), exactly **four candles** to count and blow out with one big wish, musical bumps, pass the parcel, Pip's spinning party trick, and a cake that tastes best of all because Kiki shares a slice with **everyone**. On every refrain page, the whole family cheers: **"Hip hip hooray β it's Kiki's special day!"** π΅
And underneath all the confetti sits the heart lesson children keep forever: *"Birthdays are for celebrating the people we love β and joy grows when we share it."* π
π **What's inside:**
- A complete, joyful surprise-party story in short, simple sentences β perfect for ages 2β6 and reading aloud
- A gentle feelings journey: wondering, waiting, a moment of feeling left out, and the warm truth that *"good things take a little time"*
- The big **SURPRISE!** moment, a make-a-wish candle scene, party games toddlers love (musical bumps, pass the parcel), Pip's party trick, and Grandma's rainbow-scarf gift
- **Count-the-candles moment built into the story** β exactly **4 candles**, counted oneβ¦ twoβ¦ threeβ¦ FOUR, just like your child's next birthday
- The **Birthday Surprise Song** to sing together, three big refrain pages, and a thank-you picture ending that models gratitude
- **Four counting pages drawn and numbered in post** β Count the Balloons (exactly 10), Count the Presents (exactly 5), Count the Party Hats (exactly 6) and Count the Candles (exactly 4)
- **Match the Presents** and **Match the Party Things**, a **Birthday Words** picture page, a **What Comes Next?** balloon-patterns page and a party seek-and-find
- Two colouring pages, a **Design a Card** page, a **Decorate the Cake** page, **Odd One Out**, **Finish the Bunting** and Kiki's **Party Checklist**
- A printable **Super Sharer Certificate** with a name line β for little ones who share the joy
- A two-page **For Parents & Grown-Ups** guide: planning gentle birthdays, handling party feelings and big excitement, and raising grateful, sharing hearts
π **What your child will learn:**
- π Celebrating others β birthdays are about love, not just cake
- π Gratitude β saying a big "thank you!" and showing it, like Kiki's thank-you picture
- π° Sharing β joy grows when everyone gets a slice
- π’ Counting with confidence β 4 candles, 5 presents, 6 hats and 10 balloons, all drawn and numbered exactly
- β³ Patience β good things take a little time
π **Book details:**
- **69 pages** of glossy, colourful, cinema-quality 3D artwork featuring the much-loved Shalvit Kids TV cast β Kiki, Bibo, Lulu and Pip
- Ages **2β6** β toddlers, preschool and nursery; perfect before a birthday, as a birthday gift, or for celebration themes
- **PDF β instant download** after payment; read on any phone, tablet or computer, or print the certificate, checklist and activity pages at home
- Storybook No. 41 in the Shalvit Kids TV series β collect them all, starting with *Kiki Counts to Ten*! Pairs perfectly with *Lulu's Loose Tooth* (No. 35) and *Kiki Goes to the Doctor* (No. 33)
**Perfect for:** birthday gifts, party-week excitement, gratitude and sharing lessons, preschool and nursery celebration themes, Sunday school, and every little one waiting for their special day.
From the makers of *Kiki Counts to Ten* β watch the songs and stories on YouTube: search **Shalvit Kids TV**. π΅
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