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edition:Hardcover
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category: Children's Fiction
published: May 2020
ISBN:9781459818675
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

The Sun is a Peach

by Sara Cassidy, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon

tagged: bedtime & dreams, country life, size & shape
Description

Stunning illustrations by Josée Bisaillon capture how imagination shapes the environment around us.

A young child walks along a country road into town where there’s a parade on. The experiences of the day, and the child’s eventual homecoming and bedtime, are chronicled and compared to the sun. The sun takes the form of the yolk of an egg, a spool of thread, the eye of a bird, an ice-cream cone and a dandelion. Each round, yellow item on the page hints at the big golden ball in the sky.

This simple board book shows children that the way they see the world—by heart, mind and imagination—is just right. Revelling in metaphor, The Sun is a Peach encourages that magical leap of imagination and asks the reader to look at everyday objects from a different perspective.

Available in French Le soleil est une pêche.

About the Authors

Sara Cassidy is a writer and editor. She is the author of 17 children’s books, including Genius Jolene, winner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize, and Nevers, which was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Literary Award. Her books have been nominated for numerous awards, including a Silver Birch Express Award, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, Rocky Mountain Book Award and Chocolate Lily Award. Sara also writes nonfiction and poetry for adults and works in communications for the BC Ministry of Health. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.


JOSÉE BISAILLON obtained a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and illustrates books using a mix of collage, drawing and digital montage. She has illustrated more than twenty picture books, two of which were nominated for a Governor General’s Award for children’s book illustration. She lives near Montreal, Quebec with her husband and children.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
0 to 2
Grade:
p to 12
Reading age:
0 to 2
Editorial Review

“Elegant and captivating...A showcase of colours, with textures seeming to jump from each sunny page. A book for all children's collections.”

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

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