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The Party
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
ISBN 978-1-4431-1309-0 PBK
32 pages
Ages 4-8
8” x 10”

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The Party

Everybody loves a party! Help yourself to a slice of cake and join the gang for the best family get-together ever! Rhythmic text and bright Plasticine pictures capture all the fun of the day in this timeless classic. We all give a cheer for The Party!

Barbara Reid’s Plasticine artwork has won her many awards and fans around the world. Her books include Picture a Tree, The Subway Mouse, Read Me a Book, Perfect Snow and the Zoe board books.

Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Illustration and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator’s Award.

“A glorious confetti-strewn, chip-dippy, icing-smeared invitation to families to relive summer’s backyard get-togethers… touching and hilarious.” — The Toronto Star


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by Barbara Reid



From The Party. Copyright © 1997 by Barbara Reid. Photography by Ian Crysler. New paperback edition published in 2012. All rights reserved.