Come to My Party

by Stephanie Calmenson

A Parents Magazine Read Aloud Original

When his mother gives him permission to invite two raccoons to his birthday party, Raccoon finds other animals, in numbered sets, who would like to come.

1 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Stephanie Calmenson's many popular titles include concept books, funny school stories, poetry collections, books about dogs and, with Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole, anthologies and beginning reader chapter books.

Stephanie's books have been called "marvelous" (PW), "lyrical" (SLJ), "hilarious" (SLJ), "sweet, funny, and right on the mark" (Booklist).

Before turning to writing, Stephanie was a teacher, a children's book editor, and Editorial Director of Parents Magazine's Read-Aloud Book Club.

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Reviews

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very old book that I found in a box. But it introduces readers to different animals and counting. It also provides older readers with humor. A mother raccoon gives her son a request that he follows literally adding a different meaning to his understanding. The author uses this technique of a different meaning to bring humor to the story and demonstrate how misunderstandings happened so easily. The author also allows this to lead the son raccoon through counting up to ten. The author uses vivid illustrations that relate to the counting and animals described in the text.

The use of vivid illustrations that match the text are a great tool when helping children learn numbers.

[Alexis Allinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book about how a simple instruction was followed bit blossomed into something that was unexpected.
Great for a child who is having a birthday soon.