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Outside Amelia's Window
Caroline Nastro
Illustrator: Anca Sandu Budisan
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Two Lions
ISBN: 978-1-542-02785-4
Keywords: Courage, Disabilities, Friendship, Neighbors, Birds
Amelia. a shy wheelchair user, is reluctant to play with her new neighbors, until she finds inspiration from a family of birds. Soft, dreamy illustrations in pencil and watercolors.