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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.