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Tea for Ten
In a story featuring the same characters from Tick-Tock, Hedgehog gets successive knocks at her door until she has ten creatures crowded around her kitchen table drinking tea and eating cookies.
28 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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Lena Anderson
70 books18 followersLena Christine Anderson, is a Swedish children's book author and illustrator , known for her books about Maja , among others Maja's alphabet .
Lena Anderson grew up in Stockholm. Encouraged by her drawing teacher at the school, she attended a three-year evening course at Konstfack . At age 16, she started working at Damernas Värld at Åhlén & Åkerlund's publishing house . She stayed at the publisher for 17 years and advanced to art director . There she also met Christina Björk , and together they made five-minute stories for TV. Anderson is represented at the National Museum , among others .
Lena Anderson grew up in Stockholm. Encouraged by her drawing teacher at the school, she attended a three-year evening course at Konstfack . At age 16, she started working at Damernas Värld at Åhlén & Åkerlund's publishing house . She stayed at the publisher for 17 years and advanced to art director . There she also met Christina Björk , and together they made five-minute stories for TV. Anderson is represented at the National Museum , among others .
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April 23, 2013
I think this is an ok book. I wasn't overly thrilled with any of it...the girl is lonely...people come over...she counts them as they come over...
February 9, 2022
I think there must be something wrong with me. Why do I so vehemently disagree with so many people who read children's books on Goodreads?
Is it that I read them on a different level? Is it that I don't have children sitting next to me to temper my reactions? I don't know what it is, but more often than not I seriously disagree with the Goodreads community.
Take this book, it has nearly a 5 star rating...why?
Yes, it's cute. It has a nice little rhyme that teaches counting. Adorable. But it doesn't make sense!!!! Why, when every other word is short, nice, easily pronounceable, and utterly transparent in its orthographic representation, does she shove in the name Alexandersson? The number of syllables throws off the rhythm of the poem, it doesn't rhyme with anything, so why?! Surely we could have found a name that was easier to spell, read, that matched the rhythm, I don't know like Marley or something, then you could have had some nice alliteration too. The choices of diction are not the only things that don't make sense. We go from having a hedgehog that is lonely in her house to a troop of animals off to see the movies. Did they plan to go to the movies? Or do people just randomly show up at lonely people's houses and then decide as a group to go to the movies? Am I weird that I usually plan my movie trips? I mean, I want to know what's showing and what time it's showing, not just spontaneously show up at a movie theatre....
The whole premise of the book is weird, hedgehog is sitting at home and hoping someone visits her. Does she invite someone over? Nope. Does she reach out to anyone? Nope. People just randomly show up. I think there is a lesson here. That probably there are a lot of people that don't reach out but are still up for being visited and want to hang out with other people and are actually lonely when they are home alone with no plans to see people. It is incumbent on those that care for them to reach out to them. At the same time, don't be someone who just sits at home waiting for someone to reach out to you! Be the one to reach out! I don't like this enabling of self-isolation making it the responsibility of others to be the ones to be the first to take action, that's just passing the buck. You are the person in charge of how you live your life, if you are alone and lonely and sad, it's more often than not because you have made those choices yourself. I should know, I am the absolute queen of making choices that result in loneliness, I don't get to blame others or wallow in self-pity because my choices resulted in a predictable outcome.
Nope. Didn't like this one.
Story: Counting poem
Art: Cute
Price: $15.00
Is it that I read them on a different level? Is it that I don't have children sitting next to me to temper my reactions? I don't know what it is, but more often than not I seriously disagree with the Goodreads community.
Take this book, it has nearly a 5 star rating...why?
Yes, it's cute. It has a nice little rhyme that teaches counting. Adorable. But it doesn't make sense!!!! Why, when every other word is short, nice, easily pronounceable, and utterly transparent in its orthographic representation, does she shove in the name Alexandersson? The number of syllables throws off the rhythm of the poem, it doesn't rhyme with anything, so why?! Surely we could have found a name that was easier to spell, read, that matched the rhythm, I don't know like Marley or something, then you could have had some nice alliteration too. The choices of diction are not the only things that don't make sense. We go from having a hedgehog that is lonely in her house to a troop of animals off to see the movies. Did they plan to go to the movies? Or do people just randomly show up at lonely people's houses and then decide as a group to go to the movies? Am I weird that I usually plan my movie trips? I mean, I want to know what's showing and what time it's showing, not just spontaneously show up at a movie theatre....
The whole premise of the book is weird, hedgehog is sitting at home and hoping someone visits her. Does she invite someone over? Nope. Does she reach out to anyone? Nope. People just randomly show up. I think there is a lesson here. That probably there are a lot of people that don't reach out but are still up for being visited and want to hang out with other people and are actually lonely when they are home alone with no plans to see people. It is incumbent on those that care for them to reach out to them. At the same time, don't be someone who just sits at home waiting for someone to reach out to you! Be the one to reach out! I don't like this enabling of self-isolation making it the responsibility of others to be the ones to be the first to take action, that's just passing the buck. You are the person in charge of how you live your life, if you are alone and lonely and sad, it's more often than not because you have made those choices yourself. I should know, I am the absolute queen of making choices that result in loneliness, I don't get to blame others or wallow in self-pity because my choices resulted in a predictable outcome.
Nope. Didn't like this one.
Story: Counting poem
Art: Cute
Price: $15.00
October 19, 2018
Suloinen kuvakirja, jossa siili saa vieraita teekutsuiksi asti !
August 6, 2024
Just ignore the text. Terrific art.
March 17, 2014
Even though the text is spare enough to use in a library story time the story performer simply prompted the children attending to name each animal as it came through the door.
Begin with a HEDGEHOG (they can roll their hands),
add a BUNNY (hold up two fingers as ears and "hop" them up and down a few times),
an ELEPHANT (make a trunk with an arm and lift it up and down),
a DUCK (open and shut fingers while saying "quack, quack, quack",
a TEDDY BEAR (stop and recite as much as you want of "Teddy Bear, teddy bear, turn around" while having children stand up and do the actions with you),
a FROG (you can have the children hop or say "ribbit" or if they're seated pretend their fist is a frog and have it 'hop'),
a PIG (have children twirl fingers imitating the curly tail or say "oink"),
a BABY (say "goo goo" or "waahh"), a MONKEY (pretend to peel a banana), and a CAT (say "meow").
Now count them all, one through ten. Turn the page and count backwards as you point to each animal as it leaves.
Begin with a HEDGEHOG (they can roll their hands),
add a BUNNY (hold up two fingers as ears and "hop" them up and down a few times),
an ELEPHANT (make a trunk with an arm and lift it up and down),
a DUCK (open and shut fingers while saying "quack, quack, quack",
a TEDDY BEAR (stop and recite as much as you want of "Teddy Bear, teddy bear, turn around" while having children stand up and do the actions with you),
a FROG (you can have the children hop or say "ribbit" or if they're seated pretend their fist is a frog and have it 'hop'),
a PIG (have children twirl fingers imitating the curly tail or say "oink"),
a BABY (say "goo goo" or "waahh"), a MONKEY (pretend to peel a banana), and a CAT (say "meow").
Now count them all, one through ten. Turn the page and count backwards as you point to each animal as it leaves.
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September 18, 2012This book was also a very sweet and good book with opportunities to practice counting, like the book about the caterpillar. I would recommend this book to use as a counting guide. I also enjoyed reading it because it rhymed which made it sound musical. I felt so sorry for the cute little hedgehog that was sitting there by him selves in the beginning of the book, but then his friends came and made it all better. It was a very cute story about friendship as well I feel.
March 21, 2012
This is a great book to introduce counting and numbers to pre-k or kindergarten students. It allows for young minds to understand that numbers come in an order and that there is only a one-to-one correspondence when they pair a number with a quantity. I would use this book to get my students to practice counting and then also talk about the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story.
January 12, 2017
A very cute counting picture book that also features a variety of animals. I particularly liked the last page that shows each friend going out the door. This way the kids can count along with the text as they come in, and finish up by counting them as they leave! A handy tool for kids just learning to count.
October 30, 2014
A great book for young students who are learning to count and need a little practice! The illustrations are also funny and will keep the students involved !
March 11, 2015
great for a tea-themed program
May 2, 2015
a pretty picture book for children learning how to count, add and subtract. Very beautiful artwork by Lena Anderson.
July 25, 2020
Läst till 1LI100 Barn och ungdomslitteratur, 30 högskolepoäng
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January 22, 2013No numerals
March 20, 2013
Another cute counting book. This time we're counting friends who have come to visit!
September 1, 2015
Some very cute characters.
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