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What If One Day . . .
Bruce Handy
Illustrator: Ashleigh Corrin
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2023
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN: 978-1-59270-383-8
Keywords: speculation, whimsy
With playful call and response, the author asks us to consider what would happen if various attributes of our daily lives were to disappear. Splashy illustrations, double-page spreads.