Expecting Grandma Marge at two o'clock, the parents and their kids follow a list of chores that must be done in order to get the house in top form.
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McGinty, illustrated by David Roberts - A sly cat helms this comedy of errors featuring a diverse family with two fathers who both have brown skin and black hair. The word for “tea” is similar in many languages, and tea becomes the unifying metaphor that brings a diverse group of children together.
Informed by her own experience as the child of Chinese immigrant parents, Andrea Wang makes the point that when you’re looking to communicate with people, you look for a common bond. When all the tea is gone and it’s time for dessert, Luli gets to use her favorite English word, cookie! After that, the playroom isn’t so quiet. Tea is a tasty language they all know well, and it gives them a chance to share and enjoy each other’s company. One by one, her classmates pipe up in recognition: in Russian, Hindi, Turkish, Persian, Arabic, and Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili. Luli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her bag and calls out “Chá!” in her native Chinese. That’s when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together.
Luli can’t speak English, neither can anyone else. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Hyewon Yum - Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. “Luli and the Language of Tea'' by Andrea Wang, illus.