Every Peach Is a Story
Every Peach Is a Story
by David Mas Masumoto & Nikiko Masumoto (illus. Lauren Tamaki)
Ages 4–8✈️ Import only (pricey)
On her Japanese American family's peach farm, Midori asks if the peaches are ripe. Her grandfather says a ripe peach tastes like a story, and shares the family history behind every fruit.
- Author
- David Mas Masumoto & Nikiko Masumoto (illus. Lauren Tamaki)
- Age
- Ages 4–8
- Type
- Picture Book, Family, Heritage
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
- In India
- ✈️ Import only (pricey)
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