Tea Time

by Karen Rostoker-Gruber, Viviana Garófoli (Illustrator)

In short, rhyming text, a little girl prepares for tea time. She puts on pearls and her mother’s shoes and dresses her stuffed teddy bear in a special outfit just for him. Then she sets the table for three and begins her tea party—with Mom and Teddy. Adorable artwork by Viviana Garofoli complements this sweet text by Karen Rostoker-Gruber. A perfect book for little tea party hosts.

24 pages, Board Book

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

My books, Bandit (Marshall Cavendish 2008), Bandit's Surprise (Marshall Cavendish 2010), and Ferret Fun (Marshall Cavendish 2011) all received starred reviews in School Library Journal; Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo (Dial 2004) and Bandit were both International Reading Association Children's Book Council Children's Choices Award recipients; three of my books, Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo (in 2005), Bandit (in 2009), and Ferret Fun (in 2012) were all chosen for the "100 Best Children's Books" in the Bureau of Education and Research's Best of the Year Handbook. Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo and Ferret Fun were nominated for the Missouri Show Me Award; Bandit was nominated for the South Carolina Book Award; and Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo was a Dollywood Foundation selection two years in a row (in 2007 the Dollywood Foundation bought 73,579 copies and in 2008 it bought 88,996 copies). Tea Time, my first board book, was published by Marshall Cavendish in 2010, Foodfright, my first novelty book, was published by PSS in 2003, and Ferret Fun in the Sun was published by Two Lions in May of 2015. (It was a Marshall Cavendish title when Margery Cuyler first acquired it.) Farmer Kobi's Hanukkah Match was published by Behrman House in August of 2015, and it became a National Jewish Book Award Finalist! In 2017, two of my books were published by Apples and Honey Press, a division of Behrman House: The Family and Frog Haggadah and Maddie the Mitzvah Clown. Maddie the Mitzvah Clown became a PJ Library selection and went out to over 21,000 Jewish children in the US and Canada in July 2017. My latest books, Happy Birthday for the Trees, (KarBen) and A Crowded Farmhouse Folktale (Whitman) will both be out in 2020!

I am a member of SCBWI and I have twice co-chaired the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature's One-on-One Conference.
And, I'm one of the co-founders of The Book Meshuggenahs.

I'm also a published humorist. My first humor book, “The Unofficial College Survival Guide,” was published in 1992 by Great Quotations. My second book, “Remote Controls Are Better Than Women Because. . . ,” was published by Longstreet Press in 1993, and my third book, “Telephones Are Better Than Men Because. . . ,” also published by Longstreet Press, came out in 1996. My fourth humor book, “If Men Had Babies. . .,” was published by CCC Publications, LLC in 2001.

Reviews

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple story of a little girl getting ready for tea time. A good choice for little girls who like to play tea party, but more older toddlers who actually get dressed up and set up their animals or dolls.

[Cathy Milne-Ware · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story

My three-year old grandson really enjoyed sharing the story with me. The illustration was also great. Don't be concerned about the story being "just being for girls", it is very suitable for boys as well.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bailey and Ryan enjoyed this picture book. Read it several times to Bailey. : )

[Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Teaches your children how to avoid getting runs in their tights, and the importance of overdressing to social events you're hosting.

[Melody Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mummy got excited about when I'm old enough to invite her and Daddy to tea parties!

[Elizabeth Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun tea time, tea and cookies, what is not to love. great illustrations. so fun!! check it out!