Clara chooses a little dog pinata for her birthday party and begins to like it so much that she takes it on walks, feeds it, and makes it her very special friend, deciding to keep it as a pet rather than use it as a pinata on her birthday.

• ISBN: 9780525456056
• Author: Kleven, Elisa
• Published: 1996 , Dutton Juvenile
• Themes: Birthday party, Dogs, Friendship, Hispanic Americans
• Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, United States
• No. of pages: 32