Tea for Ten - Hardcover

Anderson, Lena

3.55

73 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9129645573 ISBN 13: 9789129645576

Publisher: R & S Books, 2000

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A counting book for the very youngest.

Hedgehog is at home waiting for visitors, so she won't "be just one." There's a knock at the door, and Uncle Will makes two. He's followed by Elephant and Duck and Teddy-- until there are ten creatures crowded around Hedgehog's kitchen table, drinking tea and eating cookies. A companion to Tick-Tock, the time-telling book, of which Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Gentle humor and affection inform every page of this childlike story, where soft watercolor drawings are perfectly accomplished," Tea for Ten features the same sweet cast of characters and wealth of pictorial detail.

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Review:

Lonely little Hedgehog sits at her kitchen table in a pink dress with prickles poking out here and there, ready for company.

It would be awfully nice,
it would be a lot of fun,
if her friends stopped by.
Then she wouldn't be just
ONE.

Luckily Hedgehog doesn't have long to wait. Pretty soon, Uncle Will shows up and makes TWO. Then along comes Elephant: "Count me, then we'll be THREE." One by one, her good friend Duck, a sad little teddy bear, a zealously leaping frog, an exuberant pig, a tip-toeing baby in a puppy-ear hat, Alexandersson the Brazilian monkey, and a small black cat bring the tea party total to 10. The motley crew, with their charmingly mismatched teacups and assorted accoutrements (Elephant carries a pacifier on a ribbon, Alexandersson brings his own banana), once assembled, wave bye-bye to the reader and take off for the movies.

Lena Anderson's watercolors in this gentle counting book are picture perfect, reminiscent of Lillian and Russell Hoban's Frances books (Bread and Jam for Frances, among others). Readers young and old will fall in love with each lovable, unique critter. This story is a delightful companion to Anderson's time-telling story, Tick-Tock. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

Lena Anderson is the author of Tick-Tock, and the illustrator of many beloved children's book characters, including Linnea, of the bestselling Linnea in Monet's Garden, and Elliot, of Elliot's Extraordinary Cookbook. She lives in Sweden.

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