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A picture book for ages 4 to 7, with a free discussion guide, challenge and coloring pages that fit a story time. Tell us about your library and we will write when the paperback is ready.

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The Tallest Heart, by Joey Ignoffo. Illustrated by Hines Creative.

In The Tallest Heart, Clark is the littlest goat in a basketball family. On the way to his first practice, his dad asks him a question: are you going to be a thermometer, or a thermostat?

For children ages 4 to 7. An illustrated picture book. Coming soon in paperback.

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