A lovely rhyming story about a child's fancy dress party. Vivid descriptions of children in their costumes and the progress of the party are interrupted by the arrival of an extraordinary guest. This guest is dressed as an alien - but who invited him and why is there a big crater in the drive outside? The mystery guest makes this a party to remember.

 

This book features in the following series: Picture Puffin, Picture Puffins .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Tony Bradman was born in London in 1954. He has written poetry, picture John Wallace loves to capture the vitality of children and his lively watercolours bring out the charm of the poems in this collection. He has written and illustrated several internationally successful picture books including Grump and, most recently, Pirate Boy.