$10.95 – $17.95
Genre:
Children’s picture book, fiction
Author:
Eloise Greenfield
Illustrator:
Don Tate
Number of Pages:
32
Publication Date:
April 2018
Trim size:
10.25 X 10.75 inches
What happens when the family closes the front door and leaves the house for an outing? “The head of cabbage, sitting in the fridge, hears the front door close, hears the click of the key…”
Children and adults will experience this veggie dance party through the buoyant, rhythmic words of Eloise Greenfield and the playful, exuberant illustrations of Don Tate. Come join the PAR-TAY!
Don Tate is an award-winning illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children including Whoosh!, Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, The Cart That Carried Martin, and Hope’s Gift. He is also the author of Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton and It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started To Draw which are Ezra Jack Keats award winners. His most recent authored and illustrated picture book biography is Strong As Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became The Strongest Man on Earth.
Don is a founding host of the The Brown Bookshelf — a blog dedicated to shining a light on youth literature created by African-Americans.
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Dr. Jessica Henderson Daniel –
“PAR-TAY with vegetables?!?! Who would have thought about the two in the same breath? Now the last mentioned may become the first to disappear from those plates – with a wiggle or two. Greenfield and Tate create veggie fun.”
– Dr. Jessica Henderson Daniel is the Training Director, Division of Psychology and Senior Associate in Psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Rich Bonanno –
“Here’s some fantasy story telling that gives an informative, fun, and uplifting look highlighting the importance of vegetables in our diet. A fruit/vegetable discussion increases understandings and further educates about food.”
– Dr. Rich Bonanno is Associate Dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University and Director of the NC Cooperative Extension Service.
Kelly Starling Lyons –
“Beloved Eloise Greenfield’s rhythm and rhyme sings in this sweet tale that swings with the movement and cool of Tate’s acclaimed colorful art … and magic lives in the pages as veggies come to life when the family is away.“
– Kelly Starling Lyons writes books for children focused on aspects of African American history and culture. NEATE: Eddie’s Ordeal, One Million Men and Me, Hope’s Gift, Teacakes for Tosh and Ellen’s Broom.
Daniel Minte –
“Bringing veggies to life and tossing them into a wild party is my kind of food fun! And love the fruit facts that add the right amount of information.”
– Daniel Minter illustrates award-winning books for children. Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness, Ellen’s Broom, Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story and The Riches of Oseola McCarty. Daniel serves on artistic boards and teaches at the Maine College of Art.