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Party Animals
When he doesn't receive an invitation to the huge barnyard extravaganza, a little blue ant is very sad until he gets a big surprise, in an entertaining picture book that invites little ones to join the fun! 25,000 first printing.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
40 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2002
4 people want to read
About the author
Katie Davis
36 books71 followersKatie Davis is the author/illustrator of over a dozen traditionally published books for children, from picture books to middle grade and young adult novels. They’ve sold over 755,000 copies worldwide, which is why she self-published How to Write a Children's Book and How to Promote Your Children's Book, both #1 Amazon bestsellers.
Because Katie’s secret superpower is her ability to teach writers about writing, tech, and marketing their books, she created digital courses and products for writers such as How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy), Video Idiot Boot Camp, and Launch Your Book Blueprint. She’s also co-created the largest and first live online conference of its kind, Picture Book Summit.
Katie’s first podcast Brain Burps About Books is an interview format and focuses more on marketing. Her second podcast is Writing for Children and is bite-sized craft oriented lessons. Katie has been a regular guest on WTNH recommending children’s books and recently appeared on the TEDx stage.
Katie has been honored to speak everywhere from a maximum security prison, to elementary schools, to university level, including UCONN and Yale, and has keynoted conferences and fundraising galas.
Using her now not-so-secret superpower allowed Katie and her husband, Jerry Davis, to take over the 47-year-old Institute of Children’s Literature and its sister school, the Institute for Writers, where, as of this writing, 470,027 people have taken college level writing courses and learned to write for both children and adults.
Because Katie’s secret superpower is her ability to teach writers about writing, tech, and marketing their books, she created digital courses and products for writers such as How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy), Video Idiot Boot Camp, and Launch Your Book Blueprint. She’s also co-created the largest and first live online conference of its kind, Picture Book Summit.
Katie’s first podcast Brain Burps About Books is an interview format and focuses more on marketing. Her second podcast is Writing for Children and is bite-sized craft oriented lessons. Katie has been a regular guest on WTNH recommending children’s books and recently appeared on the TEDx stage.
Katie has been honored to speak everywhere from a maximum security prison, to elementary schools, to university level, including UCONN and Yale, and has keynoted conferences and fundraising galas.
Using her now not-so-secret superpower allowed Katie and her husband, Jerry Davis, to take over the 47-year-old Institute of Children’s Literature and its sister school, the Institute for Writers, where, as of this writing, 470,027 people have taken college level writing courses and learned to write for both children and adults.
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January 1, 2023
Review 4/12/22
I loved this book as a child. I am positive that I learned the words "turquoise" and "chartreuse" far ahead of my peers (in preschool) because of this story. It's a fun story to imagine all the animals on the farm getting together to plan a surprise party, and I've always loved the colorful images too.
Because of the counting format, I wanted to use this one to base a math problem off of. Since there is a certain number of each animal, and these build consecutively to an end point (the party) as the story continues, this book was easy to write a math problem on, as the student could choose two animals and already have the number she needed.
If I end up teaching kindergarten or first grade, I would love to be try this approach with this book with different students. The numbers already provide differentiation in terms of number choices, and it gives students a concrete and already present experience to base their story problem writing off of. Aside from the math connections, I can also see this as a great read aloud or a book for students to decode and use picture clues to figure out.
Read my full review on my Goodreads account for children's books.
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Review March 2017
We had to do an assignment back in spring for Public Speaking last year which was children's books (my teacher said we'd get to read them to the preschool but we never did). It was the only assignment that I got a solid "A" on for that class. Nobody else knew how to read a children's book and not sound like a robot.
I loved Party Animals because it has all kinds of animal voices, and it was really easy to mold the different characters into being with these voices.
I loved this book as a child. I am positive that I learned the words "turquoise" and "chartreuse" far ahead of my peers (in preschool) because of this story. It's a fun story to imagine all the animals on the farm getting together to plan a surprise party, and I've always loved the colorful images too.
Because of the counting format, I wanted to use this one to base a math problem off of. Since there is a certain number of each animal, and these build consecutively to an end point (the party) as the story continues, this book was easy to write a math problem on, as the student could choose two animals and already have the number she needed.
If I end up teaching kindergarten or first grade, I would love to be try this approach with this book with different students. The numbers already provide differentiation in terms of number choices, and it gives students a concrete and already present experience to base their story problem writing off of. Aside from the math connections, I can also see this as a great read aloud or a book for students to decode and use picture clues to figure out.
Read my full review on my Goodreads account for children's books.
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Review March 2017
We had to do an assignment back in spring for Public Speaking last year which was children's books (my teacher said we'd get to read them to the preschool but we never did). It was the only assignment that I got a solid "A" on for that class. Nobody else knew how to read a children's book and not sound like a robot.
I loved Party Animals because it has all kinds of animal voices, and it was really easy to mold the different characters into being with these voices.
August 5, 2018
Lots of fun to read. Loved the illustrations. Reread! Got the wow face from Rylee multiple times.
January 1, 2023
December 2022
More math in practical application. Review pending.
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April 2022
I loved this book as a child. I am positive that I learned the words "turquoise" and "chartreuse" far ahead of my peers (in preschool) because of this story. It's a fun story to imagine all the animals on the farm getting together to plan a surprise party, and I've always loved the colorful images too.
Surprisingly, this was the first time I've revisited this one with a student (although I did use it for a children's book reading assignment for my public speaking class in high school). Because of the counting format, I wanted to use this one to base a math problem off of, since this is something my student said she wanted to work on and worked as a narrative writing exercise (I'm only in the tutoring program for my literacy assessment class, so I have to work with topics within reading, writing, and word study). Since there is a certain number of each animal, and these build consecutively to an end point (the party) as the story continues, this book was easy to write a math problem on, as the student could choose two animals and already have the number she needed.
If I end up teaching kindergarten or first grade, I would love to be try this approach with this book with different students. The numbers already provide differentiation in terms of number choices, and it gives students a concrete and already present experience to base their story problem writing off of.
Aside from the math connections, I can also see this as a great read aloud or a book for students to decode and use picture clues to figure out.
More math in practical application. Review pending.
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April 2022
I loved this book as a child. I am positive that I learned the words "turquoise" and "chartreuse" far ahead of my peers (in preschool) because of this story. It's a fun story to imagine all the animals on the farm getting together to plan a surprise party, and I've always loved the colorful images too.
Surprisingly, this was the first time I've revisited this one with a student (although I did use it for a children's book reading assignment for my public speaking class in high school). Because of the counting format, I wanted to use this one to base a math problem off of, since this is something my student said she wanted to work on and worked as a narrative writing exercise (I'm only in the tutoring program for my literacy assessment class, so I have to work with topics within reading, writing, and word study). Since there is a certain number of each animal, and these build consecutively to an end point (the party) as the story continues, this book was easy to write a math problem on, as the student could choose two animals and already have the number she needed.
If I end up teaching kindergarten or first grade, I would love to be try this approach with this book with different students. The numbers already provide differentiation in terms of number choices, and it gives students a concrete and already present experience to base their story problem writing off of.
Aside from the math connections, I can also see this as a great read aloud or a book for students to decode and use picture clues to figure out.
April 7, 2012
My son read this wonderful counting book to me and whispered half way through- "Mommy, this setting is a farm!" Also, thanks Katie Davis for the enriching discussion with my son on the phrase "who cut the cheese?" Wasn't expecting to have THAT one although fart jokes are always accepted in my house.
April 1, 2016
Everyone gets an invitation to a party except ant. The story is a counting story, with an increasing number of animals preparing for the party. It also has some more unusual colors such as chartreuse and turquoise. The happy ending satisfies both ant and children readers.
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