Thursday's Quotables: Peach & Blue

     Peach & Blue by Sarah S. Kilborne (Leaving Vietnam: The Story of Tuan Ngo), illustrated by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson (I Walk at Night, The King's Taster) is a gorgeous story about seeing the world in a new way. There are times when we meet someone special and introduce them to our world; a world that is common to us. But we begin to see it anew through that person's eyes because it is wonderful to them. This is a book about friendship and love, about helping and supporting another person's dreams, and about seeing the world around you with wonder and gratitude.

     Please find Peach & Blue at your local library or purchase your very own copy. This is one book that everyone should have in their home forever.

(Amazon link)

(From Goodreads)

Illustrated in full color. He is a blue-bellied toad hopping aimlessly through life. She is a sad peach yearning for escape and adventure. Then one remarkable day, Peach and Blue explore the pond that Blue calls home and awaken each other to a world neither has ever really seen before. Lush illustrations by the award-winning illustrating team of The Salamander Room and The Frog Prince, Continued perfectly complement this unique and graceful story.

*Click here for a small article that tells a little bit about Sarah S. Kilborne.

*Please also visit the website of illustrator team Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson. They've done over 30 children's books together!

*Check out this great review of Peach & Blue.

*And this is a curious article about Frog & Peach restaurants (it mentions this book at the end).