Catherine the Great And Her Teatime Tagalongs

"Karen Swensen is a poet. Your child will make you read this one over and over and over again. The best part is that your kids will learn life lessons without even knowing it! I consider it the new 'must have' children's book of the year." --Hoda Kotb, Dateline NBC correspondent What happens when a little girl with a taste for tea invites a selfish ladybug, an impatient bear, a clumsy elephant, a painfully shy lamb, a bunny who barely speaks, and a baby doll who repeats everything to her tree house? A hilarious fiasco! While the tagalongs humorously reveal their shortcomings, Catherine the Great, with her insightful, big brown eyes, sees what others often do not--the goodness in them all. But despite their small differences, tiny quibbles, and big surprises, Catherine and her teatime tagalongs make a wonderful tea party. In the end, everyone has learned to share and be good to one another, and Catherine is ready to take on more adventures.(Back Flap)Karen Swensen wrote this book as a gift for her daughter, Catherine, on her first birthday. The story is based on the ragtag group of stuffed animals in her crib. Ms. Swensen is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist with more than tenyears' experience in investigative and feature reporting. Having lived in many cities across the country, she now lives in New Orleans with her husband and daughter. New Orleans native Kelly Kirkman, wife and mother of two children, Madison and Remy, taught prekindergarten for ten years. Illustrating Catherine the Great and Her Teatime Tagalongs combined Kelly's love for art and children.Swensen, Karen is the author of 'Catherine the Great And Her Teatime Tagalongs ' with ISBN 9781589803435 and ISBN 1589803434.