I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Just like the first one, this book felt like a huge, warm hug. The art style is beautiful, full of colours, nature and flowers. I could seriously look at these images and the tiny tea dragons all day, or mentally wander around the forest and the mountains depicted in the art.

And of course, there's the story and the characters. The Tea Dragon Festival features a nonbinary main character (they/them pronouns) and their family, including their uncle and the uncle's partner. I'm not quite sure what gender Hese is (pronouns are avoided, and the word "partner" is used), but it's definitely a queer relationship, that is wonderful and supportive and full of love.

Rinn doesn't only have their family: there is a wider community there who live together and help each other, including learning sign language when one of their members is born Deaf. The book also has resources for learning ASL and learning more about Deaf people.

All in all, this is a magical and wonderfully inclusive story with beautiful art, and I am very tempted to get a physical copy once it's out.