This book follows a day in the life of a young boy joining his family to work in their tea field in China. Gorgeous illustrations and descriptions of the tasks and senses make this read a comforting and immersive experience. I would recommend this book to patrons interested in books about Chinese culture, or to early literacy readers looking for books about the outdoors and the senses we use when working outdoors.

A charmingly related day-in-the-life tale centered on family & shared labor, and exploring the natural world around them as the child protagonist & his family work in a tea garden. The writing (as translated by Shan Chen) is simple but effective, and the illustrations are eye-catching and beautiful, rich in color and detail.

Thank you to Charlesbridge for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review!

A beautifully immersive, informative story of a family who spends the day picking tea leaves in China. Two brothers and their parents make the early morning trek up the mountain, and once they finally reach the top they work hard to gather as many tea leaves as they can. After a midday lunch and an unpredictable rain shower, they make their way back down the mountain to provide the tea factory with the harvested leaves. A wonderful book for exposing children to a culture and family time that may be very different from their own!

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Very charming story about a family’s adventure picking and gathering tea leaves together in the mountains. Such a unique concept and I learned a little about picking tea leaves and the value of working together as a family unit.

The illustrations are also pretty neat and remind me of the old school rustic children’s stories.

Thank you to Charlesbridge and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are independently my own.

I visited a tea field long time ago when I was much younger, and while I don't have the ability to bring my children there today, thanks to this book I can show them what it was like.
It's a wonderful opportunity to look through the eyes of someone different than us

The illustrations are stunning! I have read many books with my five-year-old and two-year-old so I have an eye for what draws my kids’ interest. This book seems very focused on the day from a child’s perspective, such as the focus on things like the praying mantis and bird. The drawing of the worker’s hands spoke to me as the adult. This is the type of book we could read over and over again to catch new meaning(s).

((I will post on my Goodreads closer to the publication date))