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What If Wilhelmina: A Story of Imagination Run Wild

Joseph Belisle

Illustrator: Joseph Belisle

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2021

Publisher: Blair

ISBN: 978-1-949467-41-3

Keywords: cat, pet ,lost, anxiety, dread, LGBTQ, socal/emotional

Anxious after her cat is missing, a girl fantasizes about her beloved pet's possible fates. Sporadic text and cartoonish humorous illustrations capture family involvement.