Peach Girl

By Raymond Nakamura, Rebecca Bender (illustrator),

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Book description

In this reimagining of a Japanese folk tale, Momoko is born from a peach to make the world a better place. Despite rumours of a terrible ogre that lives nearby and eats children, Momoko bravely sets out with a pocketful of dumplings and the timid Monkey, Dog, and Pheasant to…

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1 author picked Peach Girl as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a classic retelling of the Japanese folktale Peachboy, in which an elderly and childless couple finds a son in a peach pit who goes on to save the realm from a terrible ogre.

My son loves the story, which features distinctive animal characters and a surprising ogre. The text is charged with positivity, and the illustrations are vibrant.

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