This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Text copyright © 2021 by Kate DiCamillo
Illustrations copyright © 2021 by Chris Van Dusen
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First electronic edition 2021
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number pending
The illustrations were done in gouache.
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