Not to mention, A.J. is tired of reading The Monster at the End of This Book, and though he has never been particularly interested in picture books before, he decides to make himself an expert. He wants Maya to read literary picture books if such a thing exists. And preferably modern ones. And preferably, preferably feminist ones. Nothing with princesses. It turns out that these works most definitely do exist. One night, he finds himself saying, “As a form, the picture book has a similar elegance to the short story. Do you know what I mean, Maya?” She nods seriously and turns the page. “The
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