The relatives were our very first guests, and they licked every plate clean. I thought it was a FABULOUS party Don't you just love my hat? Cook was not fond of the puppies on the table or the flying kittens. Codger had way too much catnip, as usual. When ear-scratcher (the duke) and Calls-Me-Sweetie-Pie (the Duchess) do not return in time to host their family's famous series of tea parties, Lady Ginny (the poodle) and Codger (the cat) must step in. Codger slows them down a bit, but with the help of Cook and two tiny and unusual characters, they entertain eleven gatherings of guests from mountain lions to butterflies, with just the right treats for each, elegantly prepared, and (almost) flawlessly presented. Lady Ginny's Tea Parties is Lady Ginny's scrapbook, documenting her heroic attempts: the menus, the mishaps and the haute couture. When Susan Rennick Jolliffe was working on her previous book, The Twelve Days of Summer, written by Jan Andrews, she researched what the creatures in the book ate. "I had been playing with the idea of creating a fantasy tea-party book starring my charming and goofy standard poodle, Ginny, as hostess and wondering who her guests should be With much hilarity and research, I had my guest list " Susan works in pencil crayon and ink on watercolor paper. She lives with her husband in Ottawa, Ontario, where she walks by the river every day. Teacher's Guide here.