Picking Tea with Baba Susan Gal author and illustrator Brendan Wenzel

author and illustrator Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat

Written by the award-winning

An impossible figure is at the top of the slide tower

Things too big for any twelve-year-old to handle on her own

the garden should yield a bountiful crop of yummy turnips

Picking Tea with Baba Susan Gal author and illustrator Brendan WenzelWorking in a Chinese tea garden is hard work, but it's rewarding when its 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