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""Textured, crayon-like strokes create a colorful, relatable world. The text uses accessible language and conveys its message about embracing the imperfect without being overly didactic. This story makes a useful social-emotional learning resource and will resonate with anyone hesitant to change or with tendencies toward perfectionism.""—The Horn Book ""Emphasizes the existence of the imperfect in creativity. Hatch’s digital renderings of appropriately crayon-like images capture the believable sibling dynamic behind this story of artistic expression and new beginnings.""—Publishers Weekly ""Rife with valuable lessons about the creative process.""—Kirkus Reviews ""The writing shows a fine-tuned awareness of young children’s emotions. . . . An appealing, rewarding read-aloud choice.""—Booklist

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Leanne Hatch is the author and illustrator of Unraveled, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and the forthcoming Rosie and the Pre-Loved Dress. Her illustration portfolios have won an SCBWI Portfolio Showcase Award Grand Prize and two Honors. She was also the winner of the SCBWI Narrative Art Award and 1st Place Portfolio Award at the SCBWI Western Washington Conference. Leanne lives in Kirkland, Washington. Visit her at leannehatch.com and on Instagram.    

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