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★ Welcome to the little teahouse in the woods! This is a story about deliciousness, encounters, sharing and creation!

★ Award-winning author Zhang Yue's year-long handcrafted illustrations take children into a fairy tale-like forest community, helping them learn to create and love life through heartwarming warmth!

★ Through sharing and mutual help, kindness connects everyone, creating endless beauty.
An ordinary cardboard box transforms into a lively teahouse. As residents share delicacies, the once plain tea flavors blossom into something rich and wonderful. Thanks to the teahouse, the little mice discover the joy of life... Creativity can fulfill oneself and benefit others!

★ English sample available for review.

In the woods lived three little mice. One day, a mysterious large cardboard box fell from the sky and landed at their doorstep. To their surprise, the box was filled with cans of tea! The clever mice decided to transform it into a little teahouse to share the deliciousness with their forest neighbors.

The teahouse opened for business!
A Chun steeped the tea leaves in boiling water. The aroma instantly filled the teahouse, spilled out of the cardboard box, and drifted to the riverbank.
No one could resist such fragrance. All the forest residents wanted to trade things the mice liked for a cup of tea.
The bees brought honey—A Chun added a drop to the tea, creating a unique flavor.
The squirrels brought dried petals and fruit—A Fu added a sprinkle to the tea, making it both delicious and chewy.
Old Beaver brought a big bottle of milk—Xiao Feifei added a splash to the tea. "So good!" They gulped down several cups together.

The teahouse opened every day.
A Chun told stories to everyone while sipping tea.
A Fu created new flavors by pairing tea with the flowers and fruits brought by visitors.
Xiao Feifei bounced around the teahouse, overjoyed.
All the residents loved it here.

Then one night, a heavy rain fell...

Zhang Yue

Graduated from the Picture Book Creation Studio at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2020.

Representative Works: "Spring Blessing", "The Best Bakery", "Three Little Dragon Kings".

Awards & Honors:
19th China Animation & Comic Golden Dragon Award – Best Picture Book Gold Award
14th "Golden Dolphin Award" Animation Competition – Best Picture Book Nomination
20th China International Animation Festival "Golden Monkey Award" – Comic Bronze Award
Works selected for "Parents' Must-Read" 2022 Annual Chinese Original Picture Book Recommendations, September 2022 "Good Books in China" list, and 2024 "Crown Children's Books" Top 100 list, among others.