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Blue
written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: A Neal Porter Book/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-62672-066-4
Keywords: Growing Up, Death, Social/Emotional Learning, Dogs
Shades of blue portray a life-long friendship between a boy and his dog in an emotional story of love, death, and new life. Expressive illustrations.