21st May International Tea Day

International Tea Day is observed annually on 21st May according to the United Nations.The concerning resolution was adopted on December 21, 2019 and calls on the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to lead the observance of the Day. An International Tea Day has been celebrated on 15th December, since 2005, in tea producing countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda and Tanzania.

I have not written about tea on either of these dates before, so I am writing now in the hope that I will remember to celebrate it in the library next May. I want to celebrate this day because there are so many books to pull off the shelves for a display.

Factual books first:

•Teatime Around the World  by Denise Waissbluth and Chelsea O'Byrne

Let's go on an adventure to discover new cultures and friends through tea! In this fun and lyrical picture book for ages 4-8, you  will learn how tea is enjoyed in Thailand, Japan, Russia, Egypt, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Uruguay, South Sudan, India, and more countries!

• The Story of Tea  by Alex Woolf

• The Tale of Tea  by Shalini Vallepur

 

Let's have a tea party!:

Series such as Fancy Nancy, Angelina Ballerina, Pinkalicious, Mr Putter and Tabby and Madeline all have a tea party book.

• Tea Party Rules  by Ame Dyckman and K.G.Campbell

• The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi

• Daddy Lion's Tea Party by Mark Sperring and Sarah Warburton

• Sun and Moon Have a Tea Party by Yumi Heo

• The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr

• No Dragons for Tea  by Jean E. Pendziwol and Martine Gourbaldt

• Tea With Rex  by Molly Idle

• Squishy McFluff: Tea with the Queen by Pip Jones and Ella Okstad

• Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang and Hyewon Yum

•  Phoebe Dupree is Coming to Tea by Linda Ashman and Alea Marley

• Ash Invites Her Friends to Tea by Fu Wenzheng

• Fu Finds His Way by John Rocco

• Chimpanzees for Tea  by Jo Empson

• How the Queen Found the Perfect Cup of Tea by Kate Hosford and Gaby Swiatkowska

• Teatime by Tiffany Stone and Jori van der Linde

While not strictly about tea, but rather the train that brings tea to the outback, they are perfect for this time of year.

• Tea and Sugar Christmas  by Jane Jolly and Robert Ingpen

• The Shop Train  by Josie Wowolla Boyle

Then look for these short novels:

• The Giants' Tea Party  by Vivian French

• Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party by Megan McDonald

• Tea Party Parade  by Nick Sharratt 

• Mr Monkey and the Fairy Tea Party by Linda Chapman

• Maybelle Goes to Tea  by Katie Speck

• Cloud Tea Monkeys  by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham

If you don't care for tea, but are enamoured of teapots, look for these: