Sure to be enjoyed by tea-party enthusiasts, and even dino fans with. But this tea party is for a very special guest. Introducing Tea Rex, a guest that just about any child would love to have to tea Reviews. And it is important to follow some rules. But this tea party is for a very special guest. But Idle has a gift for comic composition, and her precise pencil linework and tidy borders exude a sense of authority and propriety worthy of Miss Manners, imposing order and decorum on the increasingly chaotic scenes. Tea Rex by Molly Idle: 9780670014309 : Books Some tea parties are for grown-ups. The dainty, uniformly light colors, coupled with the dinosaur’s velveteenlike texture, can make some of the story’s many funny moments a bit difficult to discern at first glance. Cordelia and her brother host a tea party for an unusual guest-a T-Rex. This isn’t going to be easy, but the creature is game, settling its humongous bottom onto an alarmingly petite chair and pouring with gusto, if not grace. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible. “When hosting an afternoon tea for a special friend-greet your guest at the door,” she instructs, as a girl and her younger brother, dressed in their Sunday best, welcome a huge green tyrannosaurus (its belly fills the doorframe while its beady, eager eyes peer through a half-circle window at the top). Kirkus 'Idle has a gift for comic composition.' - Publishers Weekly, Praise for Tea Rex by Molly Idle: 'Sure to be enjoyed by tea-party enthusiasts, and even dino fans with no use for a teapot will find themselves drawn to this clever tale of a not-entirely-civilized beast of the past. Buy Tea Rex (A Rex Book) Illustrated by Idle, Molly (ISBN: 9780670014309) from Amazons Book Store. She is also the creator of the Tea Rex series, the mermaid tales. Children know how dinosaurs say goodnight, but what’s the drill when one of them comes to tea? Idle (Flora and the Flamingo) explains it all, mining the comic chasm between a briskly genteel narrator and a fanciful reality. Molly Idle is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Honor-winning picture book.