Susanna Leonard Hill has a feature on her blog called Perfect Picture Book Friday. It is a list of “perfect” picture books recommended by all sorts of people. I chose this book because it is a fun story about two things I like (tea and partying), and how they can go incredibly wrong!
How to Behave at a Tea Party
By Madelyn Rosenberg
Illustrated by Heather Ross
32 pages – ages 4+
Published by Katherine Tegen Books on September 9, 2014
Theme/Topic- Being flexible /
Genre- Fiction
Opening and Synopsis- Opening – First, you open the invitation.
Synopsis – All Julia wants is to have a fancy tea party. What’s so hard about that? Just add in a playful little brother, a hungry dog, an unlucky frog, and two young rough-housing neighbors. Easy tea party, right?
Why I liked this book- Ms. Rosenberg has written a marvelous picture book about a young girl who wants to throw a “fancy” tea party but all she has is not so fancy guests. 🙂 The book has a subtle, but great, message – be flexible – improvise! Live life to the fullest! The book is told in the form of Julia telling rules about a tea party. She says things like “You must NOT slurp like a moose. Or burp like Uncle Victor.” I love how the book shows that things may not go the way you plan, but you can still have fun. The illustrations are really funny, and have little details in them that are fun to look at!
Activities and Resources-
HarperCollins has an awesome make your own fancy hat activity to go with the book! You can click HERE to go to it.
Fancy Hat Activity from HarperCollins
How about throwing your own “fancy” or even silly tea party! Who will you invite? What rules will you have?
I will have a silly tea party where you must
1. Hang upside down from a tree
2. Serve only donuts
3. You have to talk in a Downton Abbey accent
🙂
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Categories: Age 6-9, Perfect Picture Book Friday
Sounds very cute 🙂
It is! 😀
This sounds Tea-totally cool and what a great message!
Yes it is! I think kids (and some adults) could learn a lot from this book! 😀
Is this the same one Jama had on her blog recently? It sounds so cool.
Yeah it is (she beat me to it), and it is still a great book! 😀
Sounds so cute!
Yes it is! 😀
I love tea parties and this book sounds awesome. It would be fun to come to your tea party.
Tea parties are fun! Everyone is invited! 😀
OH yes — I’d love to come to your tea party. Doughnuts for everyone — and the Downton Abbey accent. Perfect!! Fun review, ETGE! Do I really have to hang upside down? 🙂
You don’t have to hang upside down, but you get more shortbread if you do. 😉
What a fun book. I love that it incorporates flexibility and humor. Love the video.
It’s an awesome book! 😀
I’m coming to the DA accent party!
YAY!!! 😀
Many thanks, Erik. I am working on my Dowager Countess accent as we speak!
That’s awesome! So is your book!
Definitely looks cute – and fun! Thanks, Erik!
It’s both of them! 😀
Ha, this is a really fun book. Thanks Erik!
Yes it is! 🙂
Donuts? Trees? Downton Abbey accent? I’m there!!
YAY! 😀
I’ve always wanted to go to a tea party. But I didn’t know there were RULES! I hate those things.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
I think you would do great, C! 😀
A book that belongs on a shelf, right next to TEA REX and TEA PARTY RULES! 😀
YES! (Now, to read those two books… 😉 )
Erik, your life will not be complete if you don’t read those two books 😀 😉
10-4! 😀 😉
Oh this looks like a fun one.
It is! 😀
sounds perfect!
It is! 😀
This would be fun to read side-by-side with TEA PARTY RULES. Thanks for a fun recommendation. I’m adding it to my library hold list.
I am sure you would like this! 😀
The kid should cut Uncle Victor some slack. The guy has digestive issues!
People today… 😉
Seriously. In my view, a tea party isn’t a tea party until the burping begins.
HUZZAH! I’ll make sure to invite you to mine! 😉
I’ll be sure to drink something fizzy before I arrive.
Yay! 🙂
I would have hot dogs and carrots at my tea party. And BIG teacups for slurping!
TOTALLY! Great idea Rhythm! And pets (and dogs) are allowed, of course! 😀
Manners smanners tea parties are supposed to be fun!
Exactly! That’s what Julia learns! 😀