Hi Betsy, There are not many classical children’s books about avoiding conflict. The only other one that occurs to me is The Reluctant Dragon. I always liked the cork tree with corks growing on it like fruit. Dale
On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 5:23 PM WORLD-BUILDING and WILDERNESS: wrote:
> Betsy James posted: ” Under a juniper instead of a cork tree. Picked clean > by coyotes and bleached by the desert sun. ” >
WORLD-BUILDING and WILDERNESS: 
Hi Betsy, There are not many classical children’s books about avoiding conflict. The only other one that occurs to me is The Reluctant Dragon. I always liked the cork tree with corks growing on it like fruit. Dale
On Sun, Mar 21, 2021 at 5:23 PM WORLD-BUILDING and WILDERNESS: wrote:
> Betsy James posted: ” Under a juniper instead of a cork tree. Picked clean > by coyotes and bleached by the desert sun. ” >
Love this, Betsy! Poor Ferdinand, indeed!
Glad to see that you are still writing and being Betsy James. I think about you and wonder if you are still wandering the desert