The text structure is the book is written line by line. The entire book is dialouge and each line on a page is said from a different character. The author also uses different colors to identify which character is speaking. ( )

Two little insects contemplate the most beautiful, juicy-looking peach they have ever seen in this amusing picture-book from Australian author/artist Gus Gordon, creator of such titles as Herman and Rosie and Somewhere Else. When they discover that it is the last peach, they debate whether to eat it, and then who should eat it. Their decision to leave it undisturbed proves fortuitous, when the true nature of the "peach" is revealed...

Having enjoyed the two other picture-books mentioned above, as well as Jason Carter Eaton's The Catawampus Cat, which Gordon illustrated, I came into The Last Peach with a pleasant sense of expectation. All in all, I was not disappointed, finding the dialogue-based text engaging and humorous, and the collage artwork lovely. The revelation about the peach at the end of the tale provided a fun conclusion to the reading experience. Recommended to fans of Gus Gordon, and to anyone searching for entertaining new summer picture-books. ( )