Poetry Friday: Tea Time by Karen Rostoker-Gruber

How about a review for Poetry Friday? Perfect!

Amazon has launched their own imprint, Two Lions, and as they unroll, their acquired Marshall Cavendish backlist has been made available, such as my good friend, Dia Calhoun's, work, Avielle of Rhia. But that would be for you when your totz are napping. :~)



For Poetry Friday, let's enjoy Karen Rostoker-Gruber's Tea Time with illustrations by Viviana Garofoli.

"It's almost tea time.
Please get ready.

Put a hat and
tie on Teddy.

Pick your dress
and purse to go.

Pull your tights up--
nice and slow."

With large heads and quaint smiles, the little girl, her teddy, and dog prepare for tea with Mother. I'm getting ready to celebrate my own daughter's wedding at her tea shower. This book will be perfect for smiles all around.

Happy Poetry Friday, and enjoy a cuppa!

Tea Time (Board Buddies)
by Karen Rostoker-Gruber
illustrations by Viviana Garofoli
Two Lions

MA! There's Nothing to Do Here! Barbara Park

Every now and then Joan and I will run across a book and say, "Why didn't we think of that?" It's a book waiting to be born, right on the tip of our tongues. And we have to celebrate its birth, because it is so perfect. Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! A Word from Your Baby-in-Waiting by Barbara Park, illustrated by Viviana Garofoli, is that book this time. It was first released as a picture book in 2008 and now is in a most excellent form: a board book!

"My choices are slim.
There is no room to swim.
I'm so tired of floating.
I'd love to go boating,
But where's the canoe?
          MA!
There's nothing to do!"

Spot on, right? Pair that text with Garofoli's delightful illustrations, and you'll find you've never seen a cuter placenta.

Your readertotz will enjoy thinking of what their sibling might be doing in vitro or how they occupied the womb-time on their own. The sturdy pages are ready for little hands. Enjoy!

MA! There's Nothing to Do Here!
by Barbara Park
illustrated by Vivana Garofoli
Random House