Annabelle and the Spaghetti-Confetti Surprise

Meet Annabelle, a pint-sized party planner with big ideas!

Annabelle, party planner extraordinaire, is working hard on her biggest project yet: the neighborhood block party! With every detail checked—and rechecked—Annabelle’s party is ready to impress even the grouchiest of guests. Except for one thing: to pull off her fabulous grand-finale surprise, Annabelle will need some help from her brother, Anthony. But when Anthony’s big headphones get in the way of Annabelle’s important instructions, it’s total chaos! Is Annabelle’s perfect party ruined? Or is it TONS OF FUN? Find out in this delightful and hilarious story of misheard words and animal mayhem.

Jenna Beatrice is a mother, author, lawyer, party planner, clipboard-user, and cookie-baker. Her debut picture book, The Loud Librarian, illustrated by Erika Lynne Jones, was called a “storytime favorite” by the Horn Book and voted by students across the US for the Children’s Book Council’s 2024 Favorites Award. Jenna is a graduate of Barnard College and Fordham University School of Law. She lives in New Jersey, where she eats lots of spaghetti with her husband and their two young sons. Learn more at www.jennabeatrice.com and follow her on X @jbeatricebooks.

Annabel Tempest is the illustrator of numerous picture books and board books, including Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket, written by Sue Fliess, which was a finalist for the South Carolina Book Award and a Golden Duck Science Fiction Notable Picture Book. She holds a degree in fashion and textiles and has worked as a freelance illustrator on everything from maps and packaging to greeting cards and children’s books. She lives in the Somerset countryside in the UK with her husband and a houseful of muddy boys and dogs. Learn more about Annabel at www.annabeltempest.com and follow her Instagram @annabel.tempest.