Age: Preschool-2nd grade

A knight is very proud of his wall that separates his side from the dangers of the other side. With each turn of the page, we see water slowly rising on the Knight's side until the mean, terrible Ogre saves him from drowning. Finally able to talk face-to-face, the Ogre congenially chuckles at the Knight's ignorance, explains he is a nice Ogre, and gladly shows him around the Other Side of the Wall.

Kids will love yelling at the oblivious Knight to watch out and escape before the encroaching sea life gobbles him up. And, of course, a perfect allegory for our current state of affairs that demonstrates to children, with humor and lightness, that blocking your neighbors out can lead to a host of bigger problems.