Cloud Tea Monkeys

"The poetic text is vividly descriptive. . . . The deftly spun, emotionally resonant fairy-tale story . . . begs to be read aloud. No design detail is overlooked, from the gorgeous cover (and its glossy, raised, curling, monkey-shaped tea steam) forward."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Carnegie Medalist Mal Peet and his wife, Elspeth Graham, team up for a captivating, lushly illustrated tale evoking a Chinese legend.
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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/23/2010
ISBN: 9780763644536
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.30h x 7.90w x 0.41d
Award: IndieFab awards - Silver Medal Winner
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/25/2010 pg. 119
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2010
Booklist 02/15/2010 pg. 75
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2010
School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 136
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 pg. 327 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Foreword 06/16/2010

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 134834 / Cloud Tea Monkeys
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 1