Author: Sarah S. Kilborne
Plot Summary: A friendship develops between a blue toad and a peach who wants to see the world before she is eaten. They open each other’s eyes to seeing the world in new ways.
Posted In: Aesthetics, Ethics

Discussion Questions

FRIENDSHIP

• What is friendship?
• What can you be friends with? Can you be friends with any of the following?
  • The moon.
  • A car.
  • A stone.
  • A pair of shoes.
  • A book.
  • A movie.
  • A cat.
  • A plant.
  • A bird.
  • A house.
  • A piece of land.
  • An idea.
  • A dream.
  • A song.
  • A painting.
  • A tree.
  • A parent.
• What is a friend?
• If someone is a friend, is the following true?
  • I play with him or her a lot.
  • I talk to him or her a lot.
  • We share thoughts with each other.
  • We share feelings with each other.
  • I share my toys with him or her.
  • I like him or her.
  • I want to be near him or her.
  • We help each other.
  • She or he thinks that I am their friend.

BEAUTY

• Are things more beautiful when you see them for the first time?
• Does what we think is beautiful depend on the way we perceive the world?
• Can new experiences change the way we perceive the world?