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The first storybook that stood out to me was Everything is Froggy by Tana Moore: https://sites.google.com/site/everythingisfroggy/home
This book stood out to me because the title was interesting and after reading the introduction it was clear to me that whoever wrote it did a really creative job. Everything is frog themed, which the title did a good job of describing. I really liked the part where she called it a "Frog Blog." Frogs are a great thing to make stories about because they are so colorful, they can be small or large, and they are portrayed in other stories with all different kinds of roles. I really liked how there were multiple aspects to her book and that several short stories made up the book. This is the layout of what I pictured the books to be like and the fun and creative colors and pages, when I first heard of this project.

Image: Frog with Glasses, Everything is Froggy

The next storybook that stood out to me was Elf Tales by Elizabeth Biggs: https://sites.google.com/site/elftales0/
This book stood out to me again because I thought the approach was creative. Initially I thought of elves like the ones in Santa's workshop, which is what this blogger chose to write about, however it would have been interesting to see them take an approach to various types of elves. Since the title was Elf Tales, I was imagining hearing different tales about different kinds of elves and such but it seemed to only have one main plot line. After reading the introduction, I really enjoyed what they came up with, but it wasn't what I was picturing from the title. Maybe this can give me an idea for a project for me in the future. 

The last storybook that stood out to me was Death's Story (I couldn't find the author): https://sites.google.com/view/deathsfinalstory/introduction
This stood out to me mainly because I thought it was different that the storyline was taking place in Death itself's perspective. It was very interesting because it was a darker take than most of the ones I had seen. After reading the introduction, it was clear that the author had some insightful and interesting ideas about death and the balance of the universe. I also thought the ideas were very creative, and they made me think about my own thoughts on the subject. It is a sensitive subject that no one really likes to talk or think about, so I thought it was a bold topic to pick. This book had a really organized and enticing layout. 

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