Books like Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet
Shenaz, a young girl from a tea‑plantation village, faces sudden difficulty when her mother can no longer harvest tea. Too small to help, Shenaz confides her sadness to the monkeys she has befriended. The monkeys, sensing her plight, gather a basket of rare and valuable wild tea and deliver it to her family. The gift not only alleviates the community’s desperation but also strengthens the bonds between the children, their guardians, and the playful monkeys that thrive in the surrounding forest.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Mal Peet
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