On a cold winter afternoon Bess and her doll are having a tea party with melted snow and cookie crumbs, when -- <I>falump!</i> -- a little bird named Bella falls from the sky. Bella offers treats for a proper tea, and a new friendship begins. Little does Bess know that this is just the first of many delightful surprises to come during that afternoon. <P> Young readers will be charmed by Bess and Bella and enchanted by Irene Haas's beautiful artwork that brings them vividly to life.