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Sea in the Way, The
Sophie Gilmore
Illustrator: Sophie Gilmore
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-302519-6
Keywords: Friendship, separation, rumination, self-soothing
Badger resents the sea for keeping him and his friend Bear far apart. But the sea teaches Badger that closeness and distance need not be mutually exclusive. Gentle watercolor and ink illustrations.