Overview
Working in a Chinese tea garden is hard work, but it's rewarding when it’s done with family in this 2026 Batchelder Honor Book.This day-in-the-life picture book for 5-9-year-olds engages the senses as it centers around family and working together while celebrating Chinese culture.
A young boy and his brother travel with their parents up the mountainside to their tea garden for a day of work.
They delight in the animals they see, compete to see who can pick the most tea leaves, take a lunch break, and weather an unexpected rainstorm. At the end of the day, they trek back down the mountain to sell the leaves before going home.
A picture book that awakens the senses, young kids experience a faraway cultural tradition while feeling the familiarity of family and togetherness.
2026 Mildred L. Batchelder Award Honor Book
The book, Picking Tea with Baba [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781623546236 in Hardcover by Xu Bin may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
05/06/2025
ISBN-10:
1623546230
ISBN-13:
9781623546236
Pages:
48
Publisher:
Charlesbridge
