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edition:Hardcover
also available: eBook
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 the author of over a dozen books for young readers, including The Great Googlini (named by Kirkus as one of the Best Middle-Grade Books of 2018) and A Boy Named Queen (a Junior Library Guild selection and included on several “Best Books of 2016” lists). Her books have received numerous accolades, starred reviews, and been shortlisted for multiple awards such as the Silver Birch Express, the Chocolate Lily, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award, the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, and the Diamond Willow Award. For more information, visit saracassidywriter.com.

Josee Bisaillon grew up in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. Her illustrations are a mixture of collage, drawings, and digital montage, taking us into a richly detailed and multidimensional world.
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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