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2024

Canada: East

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A MORNING WITH BLUEBURRY is a fun and silly adventure of a muffin trying to overcome challenging obstacles to achieve a goal.Paired with even sillier, low-impact illustrations, this book will allow a child's imagination to 'launch through the air' while also hinting at the importance of perseverance, creative problem-solving, and most importantly— believing in oneself.

A Morning With Blueburry

Bote the tugboat is a kind and hardworking boat. Bote loves working at the harbour, tugging and towing ships, and watching the seagulls fly high above him. But one day, Bote is faced with a series of unfortunate events that takes him away from the harbour and across the ocean. Will Bote ever be able to get back?This story is about the perseverance of a little tugboat as he is faced with various challenging situations in rapid succession. The story helps to instill the concept and importance of determination and grit, especially in the face of adversity.The illustrations are simple, silly, and low-impact, which will help a child's imagination flourish and build around the story concepts while simultaneously preventing over-stimulation.

Bote the Tugboat

One day, Sophia decides she wants to draw a very special dragon but has difficulty getting all her thoughts down on paper. With the help of her Dad, they both begin to create one of the silliest and most imaginative dragons ever drawn!Does it have whiskers? Does it breathe out spaghetti?Find out where Sophia's imagination takes her with this fun and creative story that helps readers explore how fun it can be to think WAY outside the box!

Sophia and the Spaghetti-Breathing Dragon

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