Party Day!
Cynthia Jabar. Little Brown and Company, $11.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-316-43456-0
This birthday counting book features bunnies who count from one to 10 while making a cake, opening presents and counting stars on their way home from the party. The page borders are made up of illustrations of each word, as in ""7 candles,'' with candles surrounding the picture to simplify the identification process. Scenes of pleasant merrymaking fill the book. Jabar's softly rounded bunnies resemble gingersnap cookies decorated in pastel frostinga sweet rendering. They toot their horns, dance across the party room, don conical hats and load up on ice creamhighly appealing rabbits in a charmed setting. Ages 16. (May)
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Reviewed on: 05/01/1987
Genre: Children's