THE VALENTINE PARTY
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Despite ominous beginnings, St. Valentine's Day comes off happily for five year old Cathy. She goes out for a walk and everyone she meets seems to be going to another party- but when she comes home, there they all are to surprise her. Miss Bianco's familiarly polite narrative, her fascinatingly neat and stiff pastel drawings, make a precise cutout of little girl life.