Awards

• Commended for Ezra Jack Keats Book Award (New Illustrator) 2014
• Winner of Ezra Jack Keats Book Award (New Writer) 2014

Overview

A laugh-out-loud funny look at the required give-and-take of playtime, Tea Party Rules is an eventual friendship story that will delight grubby cubs, fancy girls, and cookie lovers everywhere. A girl and a bear cub have only one thing in common- they both want cookies! When Cubfollows his nose through the woods,he discovers a backyard tea party . . . with cookies! He is just about to dig in when the hostess of the tea party shows up. And she has several strong opinions on how Tea Party must be played. Cub tries to follow her rules . . . but just how much can one bear take, even for cookies? A laugh-out-loud funny look at the required give-and-take of playtime, Tea Party Rules is an eventual friendship story that will delight grubby cubs, fancy girls, and cookie lovers everywhere.

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9780670785018

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Reviews

A Junior Library Guild Selection--JLG

* Strong storytelling, pacing, emotive illustrations that match the deceptive plot and an exuberant sense of fun make this little gem a winner. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * Dyckman's ( Boy and Bot ) and Campbell's ( Flora and Ulysses ) story is like a pretty petit four with an unexpectedly zingy filling. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Dyckman ( Boy and Bot, 2012) and Campbell ( Flora and Ulysses, 2013) are a winning pair, using their comedic chops to pace the story beautifully. . . . This battle of wills between two charmers hits just the right note. -- Booklist, starred review, A Junior Library Guild Selection

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Author Information

Ame Dyckman writes picture books, hula hoops, and puts coins in people's parking meters. She lives in New Jersey with her family and pets: black cats, hermit crabs, fish, and a demanding-but-adorable squirrel named Willie. She is the author of Boy and Bot, about which The New York Times wrote, ""It's simply impossible to imagine . . . not wanting to be friends with this book,"" as well as Tea Party Rules, winner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award.  Follow Ame on Twitter @AmeDyckman.

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