This is the third handbook by Malcolm Bird and Alan Dart which follows the success of The Witch`s Handbook and The Christmas Handbook. The Party Handbook provides all the information needed to create ten themed parties, each one demonstrated in easy to follow, picture strip form by five different fictional families. There are ideas for invitations, table settings and decorations, fancy dress outfits, tasty things to eat and drink and party games to play. Each chapter follows a different theme with titles such as "Springtime Party", "Prehistoric Party", and "A Spooky Party".
Malcolm Bird's illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, and he has designed various greeting cards, comic strips, and books. Regular commissions have included three comic strips - MADGE AND BERYL for Jackie, LUCY'S LOT for Prima, THE WRIGHTS for Woman's Weekly magazines and, currently, IN STITCHES for Simply Knitting magazine. He wrote and illustrated THE WITCH'S HANDBOOK, THE STICKY CHILD and THE SCHOOL IN MURKY WOOD. He also illustrated the series of books written by Alan Dart - THE CHRISTMAS HANDBOOK, THE PARTY HANDBOOK and THE MAGIC HANDBOOK. Co-creator, with Alan Dart, of THE PIGGLES™, a trio of pigs living in Pigglemere, a village (not unlike Grasmere) in Cumbria in the English Lake District. They are Squiggle, his twin sister Wriggle and their baby brother Giggle. Their first appearance was in Woman's Weekly as toys, for which Alan supplied the instructions. Patterns for clothes and accessories have been in the magazine since. The Piggles are now trademarked, and there are plans for a series of ebooks. The first one, THE PIGGLES' WINTER TREAT, is available on the iBookstore.
Todos sus libros son absolutamente geniales y éste no es la excepción. Las ideas para las fiestas están buenísimas y los personajes son entrañables. Difícil de conseguir pero muy recomendable.