A girl is disappointed when she receives a chicken as a birthday gift from her abuela, until she realizes the chicken is planning a bigger present for her special day.
Mateo imagines amazing things he might do with the cape his grandmother is bringing for his birthday, until his sister informs him it will be a cake, instead.
"Just when Albert is beginning to think his birthday is going to be very ordinary, his larger-than-life Grandma Z arrives and takes Albert on a very unordinary birthday adventure"--