Heim, Alastair No Tooting at Tea, illustrated by Sara Not.
PICTURE BOOK. Clarion Books, 2017. $16.99.
A young girl is excited to be
hosting her friends at a tea party and starts things off by explaining the important
rules about manners they will need to follow. But her well-thought lecture
keeps getting interrupted by someone/thing 'Tooting!' After her friends plead
their innocence, the hostess stalks off only to discover that the tooting
culprit was the teakettle itself--announcing that the water was ready for the
party. Properly humbled, the party goers reconvene and the tea party goes on in
style.
The best part of this book are the illustrations which are bright and
fun and engaging. The story itself is written simply--making it an ideal read
aloud--but I overall found the story rather dull and completely predictable. I
think there is a small niche of children who are a)interested in tea parties
and b)the appropriate age to be amused by the tooting jokes, but otherwise it
will not find a wide audience.
EL (K-3)--OPTIONAL. Reviewer: TC
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