Monkeys come to the rescue of a struggling family in this traditional tale from a Carnegie Medal winner.

Tashi lives in a tiny village below the tea plantations where her mother earns a living. One day her mother falls ill, and Tashi must pick tea to earn the money for a doctor. But she is too small to reach the tender shoots and the cruel Overseer sends her away empty-handed. Tashi needs a miracle. Then, on the mountains high above the plantation where only monkeys live, something extraordinary happens that will change her life forever...

Based on a centuries-old tale of tea-picking monkeys, this richly-told story is full of vivid characters that will enchant children: the heartless Overseer, the enigmatic Royal Tea Taster and, far away, an Empress with a liking for tea.

Short-listed for the 2011 Kate Greenaway medal