JANE BRESKIN ZALBEN (1950-) Buster's Birthday Party. Illustration published on page 20 of Buster Gets Braces (New York: Holt & Co, 1992). Watercolor and triple-zero brush on paper. 9 x 10 inches in 16 x 20-inch mat. Signed "Jane Breskin Zalben" in lower right image. Archivally tipped to matte. Zalben's book follows Buster, a young dinosaur who is dealing with the disappointment when he learns he needs braces. However, his sister is elated, taking the opportunity to tease him on his birthday.
Buster's Birthday Party was Junior Literary Guild Gold Standard Selection.
"Zalben's busy, pastel-hued illustrations make the most of the incongruities between the Stone Age and the age of rock: the sight of this prehistoric brood duded up in the latest funky togs will surely provoke giggles. -Publishers Weekly.
