Cloud Tea Monkeys

Lovely illustrations, nice story, original and fresh, set in Asia which is not common. works nicely to read aloud

It was a very cute story.

Our family has read and re-read this book many times. Most recently I took it to a 3rd grade class to read aloud. The children all loved the story and it was new to most of them. It's a tale of love, magic, and has a happy ending with no major horrors along the way. Lovely prose and beautifully illustrated.

This is a beautifully illustrated book with a long but well told tale. It has a touch of magic, a big helping of multicultural exposure, and captivating artwork on every page. When I finished reading it to my daughters for the first time, the four and a half year old immediately took the book from my hands and started turning the pages herself, reviewing the full color pictures. "I liked this book" she said solemnly. Me too. It's worth getting your hands on.

Sitting down for a morning cup of tea with my husband, I began to open the latest package from Amazon to share with him. "Not more books!" he sighed. I had ordered this one because of its Juan Wijngaard illustrations. Our family has nearly read to pieces our copies of his Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady, so I knew that Cloud Tea Monkeys would be visually exquisite. What I didn't expect was a text that was exquisite as well. Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham know how to "show not tell": "The sun had not yet found a way through the mountains, but it was coming; a light the color of lemons was soaking into the sky and painting out the stars." "The overseer laughed an ugly laugh full of brown teeth." "His mustache was like a spread of snowy wings." "Then from under the cloth there came a good deal of sniffing and snuffling: short shallow snuffles and then some long deep sniffs and then the kind of gasping that comes before a sneeze. Then another, longer silence. A hand came out from under the cloth. The fingers clicked again....When Tashi saw his face, the Royal Tea Taster no longer looked stern; he looked like a man who had seen an angel." We read on. As I finished the story, my husband dabbed his eyes with his napkin,"It's OK, you can keep ordering books."

Beautifully illustrated short story that evokes both historic & fairy tales one encounters in regions across the globe. This story takes place in the east - most likely India. Both my 8 year old nephew and 10 year old niece were enchanted by the tale & illustrations.

Gorgeous book - great story, sumptuous illustrations and magical prose. The story stays with both my daughter and I long after we read it. We have started picking leaves off our bushes and pretending it's monkey cloud tea. :)

My children love this book! The illustrations are beautifully detailed and make the story come to life. I love to have a variety of stories from around the world to share with my kids and this is one for that collection. It opens a great conversation about where we get the tea we drink!

This book featured on The Book Club Show on Inspire FM where I interviewed a group of young readers aged between 9 - 13 years, they loved the book, as did I! There is something magical in the way the story is told and the beautiful illustrations bring the book to life - highly recommend!

Für meine 4-jährige Tochter noch ziemlich schwierig, aber ein tolles, tiefgründiges und bewegendes Buch mit einfach großartigen Illustrationen. Buch war gebraucht aber in einem super Zustand.

My 5year old enjoys the story

This is such a beautiful story - exquisitely illustrated. Both my 6 & 8 year olds love it.

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