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    Blue and black banner with text reading "Interview with Kirsten Pendreigh and Crystal Smith". Image of Maybe a Whale by Kirsten Pendreigh on the right, Open Book logo bottom left
    August 10, 2023

    Co-Creators Kirsten Pendreigh & Crystal Smith Help Young Readers Find "Comfort and Connection in Natural Spaces"

    Finding ways to connect to the people we've loved and lost can be a complex process. In author Kirsten Pendreigh and artist Crystal Smith's gentle and beautiful new picture book, Maybe a Whale (Groundwood ...

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