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Elbert in the Air

Monica Wesolowska

Illustrator: Jerome Pumphrey

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2023

Publisher: Dial BFYR/Penguin Random House

ISBN: 978-0-593-32520-9

Keywords: individuality, parent and child, unconditional love

Elbert can float, but as everyone else tries to keep him on the ground, his mother unfalteringly encourages him to be himself. Digitally created vintage-style art.