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Inkling
by Kenneth Oppel
Illustrator: Sydney Smith
Ages: 9+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf BFYR/Random House/PRH
ISBN: 978-1-5247-7281-9
Keywords: Disabilities, Self-esteem, Fathers and Sons, Drawing
An inkspot comes alive and enables Ethan to draw with confidence, restores his father's artistic abilities, and enriches the life of his developmentally disabled sister. Sketchy, comic illustrations.