The Little Wonders Library · Working title
The Last Peach on Willow Street
Jamie and Sofia each want the last peach on Mrs. Park's tree — until they discover what's waiting inside the pit.
About the story
There's one ripe peach left on Mrs. Park's tree, hanging over the fence on Willow Street. Jamie spots it. Sofia spots it at the exact same moment. Both are certain they saw it first.
Mrs. Park lets them decide what to do, and their ideas for dividing one peach get sillier and sillier. When they finally split it, there's the pit, and a question from Mrs. Park that changes everything. With her help, they plant it, and over the years the whole street joins in.
A funny, dialogue-driven story about sharing, cooperation, and growing something bigger together.
What readers will enjoy
- One lonely peach hanging over a fence
- Increasingly ridiculous plans to split a single peach
- A whole street gathering around a young tree
Meet the characters
- Jamie
- One of two peach-spotters.
- Sofia
- The other one.
- Mrs. Park
- Owner of the peach tree.
- Neighborhood families
- Who help the garden grow.
Big ideas
Conversation question
Something to talk aboutWhat could you and a friend make better by working together?
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