Picking Tea with Baba
By Xu Bin, Yu Yin (Illustrated by), Shan Chen (Translated by)
2025 • Charlesbridge
Working in a Chinese tea garden is hard work, but it's rewarding when it’s done with family!
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.
Ages 5-9, Grades K-4
Tags: $25 or less, AAPI & diaspora authors, Books, children's, China, chinese, illustrations, ingredients, multigenerational, picture book, Pre-Order, tea
