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Baba's Peach Tree is a gently told story about a father and his daughter, with a central theme of "The things we nourish always flourish," my favorite line in this book.

Featuring stunning color-saturated digital illustrations in muted hues, you can't help be moved by Tao Hua, her father, and the peach tree he cares for. Seo Kim has done a fabulous job using a color pallet that evokes a range of emotions.

The story revolves around the planting of a peach tree that grows to produce a crop that can be sold.
My child loved that Tao Hua's father saved the very best peaches for her, and that she buried, or planted, the peach pits with wishes.
However, like most things in life, the peach tree eventually has no more fruit to give, and the family looks for other ways to make an income. It means moving to an apartment in the city, where we see the young Tao Hua blossom into adulthood and her father grow old.
We come full circle, back to the stone house where Baba's peach tree once stood, and are moved by the orchard that has sprung up.

It's a moving story about a fathers love and the wishes of a young girl. A spectacular read for anyone.