Tea Party for Two (First Choice Chapter Book) - Hardcover

Poploff, Michelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385322607 ISBN 13: 9780385322607

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1997

Synopsis

Calling all girls! You're invited to a special tea party with best friends Kim and Amy. Time: Right now. Place: Kim's backyard. Too bad Amy doesn't like tea. But with a few adjustments--and some big surprises--a tea party for two becomes a fun-filled party of four in this lively early chapter book.

About this title

From Kirkus Reviews:

In this entry in the First Choice Chapter Book series, Poploff (Busy O'Brien and the Caterpillar Punch Bunch, 1992, etc.) divides an easy-to-read story into several scenes about Amy and Kim, who are enjoying a tea party. The story begins with the delivery of the invitation (``P.S. No brothers or sisters allowed'') and moves along with the inclusion of plenty of lighthearted details. The pinnacle of the occasion is the cupcakes with pink icing, to be served at just the right moment, on special china with specially decorated napkins. The girls are good friends, listening to Amy's stomach gurgle and getting goofy with soap bubbles in the sink. They are not too crushed when they find that Kim's brother has fed the picnic to himself and the dog because this book is not going to have an unhappy ending, and there are more cupcakes for the girls in the kitchen. The emphasis on the friendship is the book's strongest quality, with genial illustrations that will soothe those who like their tea parties simple and sweet. (Fiction. 6-9) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-3?In this simple beginning reader, two young girls are planning a special tea party. After agreeing on a menu, locating a tablecloth and old picnic basket, and having fun washing up, the two friends are horrified to find that a naughty younger brother and his dog have gobbled down their party food, but they forgive him when the find out it's the dog's birthday. Told in six brief chapters, the story has appealing watercolor illustrations, many of which are full page, that bring the story to life. Entertaining fare for the easy-reader shelves.?Jan Shepherd Ross, Dixie Elementary Magnet School, Lexington, KY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0385322607
• ISBN 13: 9780385322607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48