Publisher's Synopsis
Key Selling Points An early introduction to metaphor as the sun and moon transform into everyday objects for the reader in this flippable book. First published as separate board books, The Sun is a Peach and The Moon is a Silver Pond have been popular in classrooms as a teaching tool. This new format brings the two stories together as a hardcover edition for older readers. The Moon is a Silver Pond received a starred review in School Library Journal and was one of the Best Books of 2019 from the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian. Sara Cassidy's books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Chocolate Lily Award for bothBlack Gold andBlackberry Juice , the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award forA Boy Named Queen, and the Governor General's Literary Award, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize and Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award for Nevers . Josée Bisaillon was nominated for the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver award in 2020, and the Governor General's Literary Award, the Prix Harry Black and the Forest of Reading Prix Mélèze in 2019.