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Cover of Johnny, the Sea, and Me by Melba Escobar

Picture book · Children

Johnny, the Sea, and Me

written by Melba Escobar, illustrated by Elizabeth Builes, translated by Sara Lissa Paulson

115 pages · 2024

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About the book

While on vacation in the Caribbean, timid ten-year-old Pedro, who grows and shrinks depending on his emotions, gets lost and befriends Johnny, a gruff islander descended from pirates, who helps change Pedro's life.

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