Too Many Ticks! - A Joyful Children’s Picture Book by Thomas Taylor & Penny Dann #3220069 (License: Personal Use)

The colorful cover features two expressive Black children-one in a green-striped shirt, the other in a floral top-arms raised and faces lit with pure delight as multiple hands tickle them from all sides; a gray-and-white cat sits below, wide-eyed and amused. The bold, multicolored title “Too Many Ticks!” leaps off the page, reflecting the exuberant energy of the scene, illustrated in warm, textured watercolor style by Penny Dann.

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