"Percy, newly arrived in a classroom full of unfamiliar children, finds companionship in a plush cat, which he names Mrs. Petticomb. A perfect friend, Mrs. Petticomb plays with Percy until she is taken by other children for a tea party. Imagining that he is acting on his plush friend's suggestion, Percy joins the tea party, overcoming his shyness and making new friends in the process."-- Provided by publisher.