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Trouble

Katherine Battersby

Illustrator: Katherine Battersby

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2021

Publisher: Viking/ Penguin House

ISBN: 978-0-593-11404-9

Keywords: prejudice, fear, friendship, remorse social/emotional, sterotypes, humor

A mouse fears the worst when a bear becomes her neighbor. Sparse text and humorous cartoon-like illustrations combine cleverly in this story about misconceptions.