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Playing with colors and perspective, and using minimal text, this richly layered story reveals new things to see and laugh about with each reading.","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356005552300,"sku":"9780670012930","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/14802763482426.jpg?v=1781631263"},{"product_id":"9780451474988","title":"Carl and the Meaning of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the often Caldecott-buzzed Deborah Freedman, a sweet and funny story about finding your place in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: \"Why?\" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. 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But when they look at the sky, they each see something completely different! While one bunny likes to use his imagination and sees cotton candy or whipped cream, the other bunny can only see the science behind them. Together they learn that cloud watching is much more fun when they can see it through each other's eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith extensive back matter about the many kinds of clouds and the water cycle, celebrated author and illustrator Deborah Freedman once again combines the educational with the whimsical, while introducing young readers to two irresistible characters who see the power of possibility.","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356311998636,"sku":"9780593352670","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/6516493482399.jpg?v=1781636739"},{"product_id":"9780451474964","title":"Shy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzlingly beautiful book about shyness from the author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Fish and Snail\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBy Mouse and Frog\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShy loves birds. He'd love to watch them fly and hear them sing, but he's only ever read about them in books. . .until a real bird comes along.  He's dying to meet her, but there's just one problem:  Shy is, well, shy--so shy, in fact, that he's afraid to leave the gutter of the book.  Can Shy overcome his fears and venture out onto the page?  This sweetly relatable picture book from the acclaimed Deborah Freedman speaks to every child who's ever felt like hiding instead of facing the daunting world.","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356409385132,"sku":"9780451474964","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/20114723482348.jpg?v=1781637931"},{"product_id":"9780670784899","title":"Story of Fish \u0026 Snail","description":"Every day, Snail waits for Fish to come home with a new story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, Fish's story (about pirates!) is too grand to simply be told: Fish wants to \u003ci\u003eshow\u003c\/i\u003e Snail. But that would mean leaving the familiar world of their book—a scary prospect for Snail, who would rather stay safely at home and pretend to be kittens. Fish scoffs that cats are boring; Snail snaps back. Is this book too small for the two feuding friends? 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