{"product_id":"if-i-couldnt-be-anne-kallie-george","title":"If I Couldn't Be Anne by Kallie George","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"140\"\u003eAn Imaginative Anne-Inspired Picture Book About Friendship \u0026amp; Pretend Play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"311\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eIf I Couldn't Be Anne\u003c\/em\u003e is a whimsical Anne-inspired picture book that follows Anne Shirley’s lively imagination as she dreams of becoming all the things she loves most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"558\"\u003e“If I couldn’t be Anne, Anne with an e, what would I be?” From a tightrope walker “breathless and brave” to a frost fairy, wood elf, or princess in an apple blossom palace, Anne’s imagination twirls through one magical possibility after another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"961\"\u003eKallie George’s rhythmic text is filled with expressive, playful language that invites children to savor the sound of words, while Geneviève Godbout’s soft illustrations create a dreamy world of blossoms, wind, friendship, and make-believe. 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