The second book in a hilarious illustrated non-fiction chapter book
series starring a savvy and stylish cockroach who guides the reader
through an encounter with a charming -- and dangerous -- predator. Is
this hyena drooling for tea and crumpets . . . or for you?!
Celeste is a cockroach, and everyone knows that cockroaches are
survivors, so who better to give advice on surviving an encounter with a
polite predator? High teas are dainty meals with pretty teacups: you
nibble tiny cakes, sip milky tea and chit-chat about not-so-important
things like why doughnuts have holes and if fish have eyebrows. But Ruby
the hyena is loud, ferocious and tends to slober. High-speed gobbling
makes good sense in the wild, but it is a definite no-no in the tearoom!
And Ruby just happens to be Queen of a very large clan of hungry hyenas.
Will high tea be ruined by uninvited guests? Is Ruby peckish for
something other than Celeste's famous cream buns? Using her vast
knowledge of hyenas, Celeste comes up with lots of strategies to get
through high tea in one piece. Many of her suggestions are dangerous,
most are absurd, but all are based on true hyena biology and hunting
behavior.