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The New Polka Dot Tea Party and Polka Dot Tea Party / Fiesta de Te de Lunar
What could be more fun than a tea party?
“A polka dot tea party of course,” says Jackie Rabbit,
as she delivers party invitations to her friends.
This easy-to-read book teaches children about shapes and patterns (polka dots) found in nature and every where you go. It is set in the Sonoran Desert with an owl hidden on every page.

The book is fun and engaging while teaching kids the importance of inclusion and friendship. The story lends it self to many learning activities, such as identifying shapes, counting hidden owls, counting push ups with Leo Lizard, reading and telling jokes, which happens to be motivation for children to read.
The New Polka Dot Tea Party - English Version
The New Polka Dot Tea Party - English and Spanish Version
The book is a party with everyone participating in the party, drinking imaginary tea, eating imaginary cookies, telling jokes, and dancing, while wearing polka dot crowns and having the best time ever. It is a book that kids will choose to read over and over again, it deserves a place in home, school and public libraries everywhere.
The book is available in both English and Dual Language,
English and Spanish.
Jackie delivers invitations to the party

Dual Language Version release date: April 1, 2026
Pages: 40
Softcover ISBN: 979-8-9885893-2-7
Hardcover ISBN: 979-8-9885893-7-2
Age Range: 2-7
Author/Illustrator: Vicki Riske
Author/Translator: Sonia Soto

English Version released: March 14, 2024
Pages: 40
Softcover ISBN: 979-8-9885893-2-7
Hardcover ISBN: 979-8-9885893-3-4
Age Range: 2-7
Author/Illustrator: Vicki Riske
Editor: Elisabeth Rinaldi
Inky Paw Editing, Inc.
Soft or Hard Cover
Vicki Riske
Author/Illustrator
Photo of Vicki Riske
Just like Jackie Rabbit, the main character of this book, Vicki has lived in the Arizona desert for many years.

After a career as a learning designer, she now spends time writing children’s stories, and designing and making puppets. She loves hiking in the desert around Phoenix, looking high and low for polka dots. Vicki is passionate about preserving the giant polka dot we all live on for future generations.

Vicki’s award winning book, Fishy Tales has been translated into Spanish, Los pececitos aventureros by Sonia  Elizabeth Soto. These two books are about fish who love to swim, and play in the ocean. But encounter a huge problem caused by plastic trash. This book is a great conversation starter for discussions on climate change and our responsibility to care for our planet earth.

Phoenix artist Laura Best illustrated Grandma Bibi, a heartwarming story about shared memories and love. It tackles the difficulties of memory loss in older loved ones from a child’s perspective. Sonia Elizabeth Soto, translated Grandma Bibi into the Spanish version, La Abuela Bibi.

My Teeth Are Too Big, is about the challenges that come with change and how the magic of dreams can help us cope.

Dear Grandma and Grandpa/Queridos abuelos is a dual language book. Vicki co-authored this book with Sonia Elizabeth Soto. Writing this book was a new experience, they had to make decisions on how to work with the text in the design of the book. They decided to keep the English and Spanish text close to each other and used color to differentiate the languages.

The story is about a bored Jackie Rabbit. Her friends are too busy to play with her, so she asks her Mother if she can play. Mother Rabbit is too busy writing a letter to her sister and suggests that Jackie should write a letter to her grandparents. She doesn’t know how to write letters, so Mother explains the process. Jackie discovers the joy of writing and receiving letters.