Friday, November 13, 2020

The Crankypants Tea Party by Barbara Bottner and Ale Barba - OPTIONAL

The Crankypants Tea Party
by Barbara Bottner and Ale Barba
PICTURE BOOK, GRAPHIC NOVEL A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, (Atheneum) 2020. $18. 9781481459006 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Clarissa has planned a tea party, but all of her toys are upset with her (for various reasons). When the toys decide to teach Clarissa a lesson by ignoring her, they realize they need her and love her. 

This is a difficult book to read aloud because it is written in a play and told entirely through dialogue. While using different voices help, sometimes more than 1 character speaks at a time. The story is cute, and would be fun to act out, if you have 7 kids who want to put on a play about listening to each other in order to learn the whole story.

Lisa Librarian

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