The king and queen invite our narrator to tea every day. Every day, our narrator asks if he can bring a friend, which always ends up being a zoo animal. At the end of the week, the king and queen join him and all their friends at the zoo for tea.

The king and queen invite our narrator to tea every day. Every day, our narrator asks if he can bring a friend, which always ends up being a zoo animal. At the end of the week, the king and queen join him and all their friends at the zoo for tea.

Laugh-out-loud funny story about a friend of the King and Queen who brings an unusual "friend" with him to tea, to lunch, to dinner. There's lots of repetition for the younger reader. Delightful. ( )

This lovely book is a story of a young boy invited by the King and Queen to tea, and then various other meals and occasions. He wants to bring a friend each time he goes to the castle. He brings a giraffe, a hypo, a team of energetic monkeys, an elephant, a team of lions, and a seal.

At the end, the room is filled with many large animals, and all have a wonderful, fun time.

This is a Caldecott Medal award-winning book. The illustrations are fun and set the tone for a lovely group of giggles from a small child, and adults as well! ( )

I think my main problem with this book is that the little boy never actually asks if he may bring a friend; he simply states that he has a friend he'd like to bring.

2/9/2019 update: I'm also not a fan of the rhyme scheme. ( )