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      Playing Possum

      by Jennifer Black Reinhardt
      Published
      Jul 2020
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      32
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      Meeting strangers makes shy possum Alfred anxious, and he plays dead. So he has trouble making friends—until Sophia the armadillo reveals that when she gets anxious, she rolls up in a ball. A witty friendship tale inspired by animal behavior.

      In this winsome tale, Alfred, who plays dead, and Sophia, who rolls up in a ball, stand in for shy or anxious humans whose discomfort keeps them from fitting in. Jennifer Black Reinhardt has cast animals with defense mechanisms as characters to tell an imaginative, endearing story about learning to make friends by mastering fear and shyness. Alfred and Sofia open up to each other and go on to help other creatures who have social difficulties by practicing patience, forgiveness, and friendship—tools for overcoming the barriers that keep us from connecting with others. An author's note lists real animals and their defensive behaviors.

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      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Picture Books

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      First Edition Jul 2020 Houghton Mifflin ISBN 1328782700
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      Jul 2020 Houghton Mifflin ISBN 0358330653
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      Jul 2020 Clarion Books ISBN B07T1FWNPK
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