Iris and Walter and the Birthday Party

by Elissa Haden Guest, Christine Davenier (Illustrator)

Overview

It's Walter’s birthday, and he has big plans for his party. His best friend, Iris, is making a surprise present for him, and even Walter’s horse, Rain, is excited. But when the big day finally arrives, something totally unexpected happens. Will the sudden change in plans ruin everything, or turn it into the best birthday ever? Christine Davenier’s charmingly expressive illustrations show a full range of childhood emotions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544104983
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/08/2013
Series:	Iris and Walter
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	44
Sales rank:	223,920
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	340L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Elissa Haden Guest is the author of Baby Builders, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata, and the award-winning Iris and Walter series. She holds an MFA in children's literature from Hollins University and teaches classes in writing for children and young adults at Stanford Continuing Studies. She lives in San Francisco, California.

Christine Davenier is an illustrator for young readers and for the French and American press. She illustrated the Very Fairy Princess books by actress Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. She studied at the National School of Applied Arts in Paris and at the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-3-Walter is having a birthday party complete with cake, ice cream, and horseback riding, and his best friend, Iris, can hardly wait for the day to arrive. They bathe Rain and comb her mane, Iris makes her a special birthday medallion, and Walter's parents assure him that the festivities will run smoothly. Walter is so busy making things just right that he doesn't realize that Rain is ever so close to giving birth. This easy reader is chock-full of universal kid banter, and the child-friendly illustrations in pen and ink provide the perfect backdrop as these two pals go about their everyday lives among family and friends.-Wanda Meyers-Hines, Ridgecrest Elementary School, Huntsville, AL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

"Chock-full of universal kid banter, and the child-friendly illustrations in pen and ink provide the perfect backdrop."—School Library Journal
"Children will want to read this again and again."—Booklist
"Guest is characteristically masterful at capturing children's anxieties."—The Horn Book

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