Peach and Blue

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In Peach & Blue, Sarah Kilborne celebrates t he natural world ad shows how love can make the ordinary ext raordinary, by telling the story of an unusual friendship be tween a peach and a toad. '

Reviews

"This old-fashioned tale of friendship radiates warmth and authenticity. In every respect, this is a standout title." Booklist

"A romantic tale of love and friendship, set off by exquisite artwork." Family Life

"There couldn't be a simpler, more straightforward, or more touching love story than this." Family Fun

"For fanciers of old-fashioned children's books...romantic, lushly colored illustrations." Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Sarah S. Kilborne is a writer, singer, performer and activist. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Philosophy and has been a fellow at the Five College Women's Studies Research Center. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, C-Span,The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times,the Huffington Post, Slate, The Daily Beastand more. She has appeared on TV and radio and at venues throughout the United States. She lives in upstate New York. Steve Johnson was born in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and earned a B.F.A. in illustration from the School of Associated Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota. Steve's stunning illustrations have been seen in many magazines, but it was not until Knopf asked him to illustrate No Star Nights in 1989 that he began his career as a children's book illustrator. Since then, Steve and his wife Lou Fancher has collaborated on the illustrations and design on a number of notable children's books.They are currently among the most sought after of children's book artists. Steve and Lou fell in love with the My Many Colored Days manuscript at first sight, seeing in it an unusual opportunity to create something that is at once both childlike and sophisticated.Steve and Lou currently reside in Minneapolis, Minnesota.