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Boy Who Loved Maps, The

Kari Allen

Illustrator: G. Brian Karas

Ages: 6+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Anne Schwartz Books/Random House Children's Books/PRH

ISBN: 978-1-9848-5230-4

Keywords: Bewilderment, neighborhood, perspective

When a girl requests a map of "the perfect place" from a young mapmaker, he discovers another way to look at the world. Gouache and pencil illustrations. Back matter.