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Astro Girl

written and illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2019

Publisher: Candlewick Press

ISBN: 978-1-5362-0946-4

Keywords: Fathers and daughters, Imagination, Diversity, Space

Astrid, who wants to be an astronaut when she grows up, has fun pretending to be an astronaut on a space mission. Textured painterly acrylic illustrations.