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'Boats for Papa' navigates life in the face of loss

We dare you to read this great children's book and not cry.

 

Written and illustrated by Seattle’s Jessixa Bagley, Boats for Papa (Roaring Brook Press) is a deeply moving story about a little boy beaver who misses his papa. Follow Buckley and his mama as they navigate life in the face of loss. We dare you to read this and not cry. $18. jessixa.com

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