At a beachside birthday party, a young girl finds a way to give her grandmother the perfect present plus the courage to plan a trip to her home country, Cape Verde.

• ISBN: 9781600603471
• Author: Bates, Janet
• Illustrator: Davis, Lambert
• Published: 2010 , Lee & Low Books
• Themes: African American, Birthday, Birthday party, celebration, grandmother and grandchild, Seaside
• Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States
• No. of pages: 32