Cloud Tea Monkeys

By Mal Peet, Elspeth Graham, Juan Wijngaard (Illustrator)

A young girl faces a daunting task to save her mother, but an unexpected ally emerges.

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56 pages· 3,537 words· Est. 28 min read-aloud

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In a village shadowed by mountains, young Tashi must find a way to save her ailing mother. Her small hands struggle against the demands of the tea plantation, and the Overseer's wrath looms large. Just as hope fades, an extraordinary event unfolds, echoing a legend of tea-picking monkeys. Will this mysterious twist change Tashi's fate and bring help from unexpected quarters? Discover a world where legends come alive, and a determined girl might just find the courage to change her destiny.

From the publisher

Carnegie Medalist Mal Peet and his wife, Elspeth Graham, team up for a captivating, lushly illustrated tale evoking a Chinese legend. (Age 4 and up) A Junior Library Guild Selection Tashi lives in a tiny village at the foot of the mountains, below the tea plantations where her mother works. When her mother falls ill, Tashi goes alone to the plantation, hoping to earn money for the doctor. But she is far too small to harvest the tender shoots, and her clumsy efforts anger the cruel Overseer. She is desolate, until — chack-chack-chack! — something extraordinary happens. Inspired by a centuries-old legend of tea-picking monkeys, here is a richly told tale full of vivid characters: the heartless Overseer, the enigmatic Royal Tea Taster, and — far away — an empress with a penchant for tea.

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