Tea Party Rules

Cub loves cookies, so when he comes upon a tea party in the woods, complete with a plateful of his favorite treat, he is elated. Unfortunately for him, the little girl whose tea party it is has quite a few rules, and he soon finds himself being cleaned and neatened up, and (worst of all!) made

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fancy. Our little ursine hero puts up with it all, hoping for a reward of cookies, but when he is told he must eat daintily(!), he finds that he's reached the limits of his tolerance. His gobbling creates some hurt feelings, until the little girl decides that their new game will be playing bear...

A fun little picture-book, one which highlights the imaginative games of childhood - enacting high tea with teddy bears (initially) and dolls, 'playing' bear in the woods - Tea Party Rules pairs an engaging tale with charming illustrations, offering a gentle lesson in the necessity of respecting one's play-fellows' preferences during play. K.G. Campbell's artwork, done in colored pencil and sepia marker, is quite expressive, capturing Cub's often dubious reactions to his experiences perfectly. Recommended to anyone looking for stories featuring childhood games and imaginative play.

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A young cub comes across a tea party while in the forest, but before he can eat the cookies, the cub had to be clean, neat, and fancy. The cub also had to eat daintily because those were the tea party rules that the little girl made up. The book is a good read to teach manners and how important it

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is to follow the rules. Although the book is about following the rules and using your manners, the ending changes as the little girl decides to play bear instead of continuing to use proper etiquette because she does not want to eat her cookies daintily. I feel like this changed the entire point of the story, but the book still made a point to reiterate using your manners, following the rules, and using your imagination.

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