Party Animals

Written by Tara Lazar & illustrated by Anna Raff

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$17.99

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3 - 5

Reading age

Page count

Mar 11, 2025

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What's Party Animals About

Publisher Summary

Any time is party time with the Party Animals! A delightful picture book that is equal parts silly and thoughtful, perfect for read-aloud parties and library-going parties and learning-to-be-friends parties. Meet Beatrix, Theodore, and Phoebe: the Party Animals! They can make a party out of anything. Sour milk? PARTY!Hole in your pants? PARTY! Now meet Horace. He’s a party pooper. “You can’t have so many parties!” he says. SCREEEECH.Could Horace be right? Join the Party Animals in this whimsical celebration of friendship and empathy.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Tara Lazar

Tara Lazar writes quirky, humorous picture books, often featuring magical places that everyone will want to visit! Her most recent book 7 Ate 9: The Untold Story was honored with the 2018 Irma S. &amp;amp; James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature from Bank Street College of Education. Her other titles include The Monstore (2013), I Thought This Was a Bear Book (2015), Little Red Gliding Hood (2015), Normal Norman (2016), and Way Past Bedtime (2017). She’s a co-chair of the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature conference and a former picture book mentor for We Need Diverse Books. Tara lives in New Jersey with her husband, two daughters, and a skateboarding hamster named Ace.

Illustrator

Anna Raff

Anna Raff does not encounter many animals in New York City where she lives, but she does love drawing…and sleeping. The books she has illustrated include You Are Not a Cat, World Rat Day, A Big Surprise for Little Card, and The Wrong Side of the Bed. Please visit her at annaraff.com.