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There Might Be Lobsters tells the story of Suki, a dog who is scared of the beach. The waves, the sand, the possible lobsters it’s a lot for a little dog to worry about, and de la Peña says that kids living through these times will get that.
“I think so many kids right now can’t really identify why they’re anxious …” de la Peña says. “But there’s this feeling, there’s this darkness inside of them.”
While adults may try to examine and understand their anxiety, de la Peña says, “kids are experiencing it viscerally.”