{"id":8956311306477,"title":"Sticky Hermana","handle":"sticky-hermana","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ana-siqueira\"\u003eAna Siqueira\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/olivia-de-castro\"\u003eOlivia de Castro\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen is sticky \u003cem\u003etoo\u003c\/em\u003e sticky?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaudia's little sister Monica is fun, especially to blow bubblegum peace bubbles with. But sometimes Monica is just way too sticky—wanting to do everything Claudia does. Claudia finally loses it when Monica tries to come to her soccer tournament. She tells her little sister that there’s a monster that eats little kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisaster! The girls have to find a way to make up. But w\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehen those bubblegum peace bubbles go awry, it brings an entirely new definition to the word sticky! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/little-bro-big-sis\"\u003eLittle Bro, Big Sis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/again-essie\"\u003eAgain, Essie?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-spread.jpg?v=1740775987\" alt=\"Sticky Hermana sample spread\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-cover.jpg?v=1740775990\" alt=\"Sticky Hermana cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1740775995\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-activity-kit.pdf?v=1753802724\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAna Siqueira author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAna Siqueira is a Spanish-language elementary teacher and an award-winning Brazilian children’s author. Her books include \u003cem\u003eMala Suerte Is Following Me, Bella’s Recipe for Success,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e If Your Babysitter Is a Bruja.\u003c\/em\u003e Besides writing, Ana loves to read, teach, and play with her Cuban-Brazilian-American grandchildren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ana-siqueira\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Ana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlivia de Castro, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlivia de Castro is an illustrator who grew up in a Colombian-Dominican family and graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in communications design and a concentration in illustration. Olivia’s illustration style combines traditional inking with bright and energetic color palettes. Her work is inspired by her diverse family and people watching on the NYC subway, and she likes to make art that relates to culture, family, food, humor, and the immigrant experience. When she is not illustrating, she can be found binging true crime documentaries and cooking spicy food in her kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/olivia-de-castro\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Olivia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSibling relationships can be tough—even sticky.\u003cbr\u003e\nClaudia loves her little sister, Monica. After all, it’s fun to always have someone to play with. But sometimes Monica sticks to her like glue, trailing after Claudia and her friends and inserting herself into their games. When Claudia is invited to a fútbol tournament, Monica begs to come along. Claudia knows her sister will be crushed if she’s not included, but she longs for an activity that’s just her own. Claudia considers her options—pleading, bribing, even warning her sister about a scary monster. Nothing works. At last, Claudia turns to the hardest strategy of all: honesty. She explains that she simply wants to play with her friends on her own. To her surprise, Monica understands and agrees not to go. The sisters seal their new understanding by chewing some bubble gum, leading to a hilarious and literally sticky situation. Readers who have weathered both loving and exasperating sibling relationships will see themselves in this heartfelt story. The push and pull between the sisters feels authentic even as Siqueira maintains a playful, humorous tone, matched by de Castro’s exaggerated cartoon artwork. Spanish vocabulary is seamlessly woven throughout, and Claudia’s family members are brown-skinned and cued Latine.\u003cbr\u003e\nA funny and tender celebration of sisterhood, honesty, and finding space while staying close. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eClaudia has a “sticky” little sister, Monica, who is attached to Claudia like a wad of bright pink bubblegum. This is fine when they play together, but Claudia begins to feel a frustration that builds into gritted teeth anger at her sister’s constant presence. Her breaking point comes when their mother calls Claudia’s soccer coach to ask if Monica can attend her tournament as the “cheerleader.” Determined to stop her, Claudia begins brainstorming various plans to get Monica to back out, but begging wouldn’t work (“Monica is better at that”), and crying won’t work since her sister “cries louder and longer.” Finally, after a misguided attempt at scaring Monica out of coming, Claudia confesses that she wants to go to her tournament with just her friends, and Monica surprisingly agrees, instead electing to go to the beach with their cousins. The sisters make up by blowing bubblegum balloons so large they pop and get enmeshed in both girls’ hair. As the two brown-skinned, brown-haired siblings move through their days, their exaggerated expressions telegraph joy, despair, and frustration to great comedic effect while the bubble gum motif appears throughout scenes dominated by a cheery palette of pinks in all shades. In an author’s note, Siquiera describes her Brazilian heritage and being part of a multicultural Cuban and Brazilian family, which may explain some more regionally distinct terms that are slightly different from Cuban Spanish (figuritas meaning trading cards instead of action figures, pis meaning pee). Both versions are easy, humorous reads, perfect for kids having a difficult time separating from their family, and the story ends on a loving final image: sisters finally separated in their own locations but still looking toward each other with love—and with matching shaved spots on their heads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eClaudia and Monica love being sisters. They do everything together, from playing to making Brazilian pastries. But sometimes together can be too much. Little sister Monica doesn’t want to miss out on anything Claudia is doing, and her intrusive habits are feeling . . . sticky: “Following-Claudia-and-amigos-around sticky. Always-invading-games sticky.” Finally, Claudia gets the courage to tell Monica that she would like to go to her soccer game alone, but that she’ll play with Monica afterward. And, to her surprise, Monica is OK with that because she decides that she’ll go to the beach with her cousins instead. This is a great read-aloud about sibling love, conflict resolution, communication, and compromise. The boldly colored illustrations by De Castro are eye-catching and expressive as they depict the big feelings the sisters are experiencing. An author’s note explains how this story is based on Siqueira’s relationship with her own little sister as they grew up in Brazil. A helpful glossary of the Spanish words concludes. Also available in a Spanish edition, \u003ci\u003eHermana pegajosa\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eA sticky-sweet story about two sisters who love each other but sometimes need some space, from the author of If \u003ci\u003eYour Babysitter Is a Bruja\u003c\/i\u003e. Older sister Claudia has grown tired of her sister Monica tagging along with every activity she does. Monica has become a sticky sister, and Claudia is desperate to become unstuck. When an opportunity comes up for Claudia to attend a sports tournament, she thinks this might finally be her moment to be alone. But alas, no luck. Claudia tries to escape her situation by concocting various ways to stop Monica from coming along. After a mysterious mention of a bubble gum monster and lots of tears, Claudia finally is honest with her sister about what she feels, and it works—she is finally unstuck. With a smattering of Spanish, Siqueira builds a world influenced by Cuban and Brazilian culture, reminiscent of her own relationship with a sticky sister. The illustrations are boldly crafted and brightly colored in childlike cartoon style; the sisters have brown skin in slightly different hues and brown hair.VERDICT This title is one any pair of sisters can relate to and encourages being honest with familial frustrations. 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But sometimes Monica is just way too sticky—wanting to do everything Claudia does. Claudia finally loses it when Monica tries to come to her soccer tournament. She tells her little sister that there’s a monster that eats little kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisaster! The girls have to find a way to make up. But w\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ehen those bubblegum peace bubbles go awry, it brings an entirely new definition to the word sticky! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/little-bro-big-sis\"\u003eLittle Bro, Big Sis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/again-essie\"\u003eAgain, Essie?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-spread.jpg?v=1740775987\" alt=\"Sticky Hermana sample spread\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-cover.jpg?v=1740775990\" alt=\"Sticky Hermana cover\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1740775995\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/sticky-hermana-activity-kit.pdf?v=1753802724\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAna Siqueira author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAna Siqueira is a Spanish-language elementary teacher and an award-winning Brazilian children’s author. Her books include \u003cem\u003eMala Suerte Is Following Me, Bella’s Recipe for Success,\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e If Your Babysitter Is a Bruja.\u003c\/em\u003e Besides writing, Ana loves to read, teach, and play with her Cuban-Brazilian-American grandchildren\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ana-siqueira\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Ana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlivia de Castro, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlivia de Castro is an illustrator who grew up in a Colombian-Dominican family and graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in communications design and a concentration in illustration. Olivia’s illustration style combines traditional inking with bright and energetic color palettes. Her work is inspired by her diverse family and people watching on the NYC subway, and she likes to make art that relates to culture, family, food, humor, and the immigrant experience. When she is not illustrating, she can be found binging true crime documentaries and cooking spicy food in her kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/olivia-de-castro\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Olivia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSibling relationships can be tough—even sticky.\u003cbr\u003e\nClaudia loves her little sister, Monica. After all, it’s fun to always have someone to play with. But sometimes Monica sticks to her like glue, trailing after Claudia and her friends and inserting herself into their games. When Claudia is invited to a fútbol tournament, Monica begs to come along. Claudia knows her sister will be crushed if she’s not included, but she longs for an activity that’s just her own. Claudia considers her options—pleading, bribing, even warning her sister about a scary monster. Nothing works. At last, Claudia turns to the hardest strategy of all: honesty. She explains that she simply wants to play with her friends on her own. To her surprise, Monica understands and agrees not to go. The sisters seal their new understanding by chewing some bubble gum, leading to a hilarious and literally sticky situation. Readers who have weathered both loving and exasperating sibling relationships will see themselves in this heartfelt story. The push and pull between the sisters feels authentic even as Siqueira maintains a playful, humorous tone, matched by de Castro’s exaggerated cartoon artwork. Spanish vocabulary is seamlessly woven throughout, and Claudia’s family members are brown-skinned and cued Latine.\u003cbr\u003e\nA funny and tender celebration of sisterhood, honesty, and finding space while staying close. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eClaudia has a “sticky” little sister, Monica, who is attached to Claudia like a wad of bright pink bubblegum. This is fine when they play together, but Claudia begins to feel a frustration that builds into gritted teeth anger at her sister’s constant presence. Her breaking point comes when their mother calls Claudia’s soccer coach to ask if Monica can attend her tournament as the “cheerleader.” Determined to stop her, Claudia begins brainstorming various plans to get Monica to back out, but begging wouldn’t work (“Monica is better at that”), and crying won’t work since her sister “cries louder and longer.” Finally, after a misguided attempt at scaring Monica out of coming, Claudia confesses that she wants to go to her tournament with just her friends, and Monica surprisingly agrees, instead electing to go to the beach with their cousins. The sisters make up by blowing bubblegum balloons so large they pop and get enmeshed in both girls’ hair. As the two brown-skinned, brown-haired siblings move through their days, their exaggerated expressions telegraph joy, despair, and frustration to great comedic effect while the bubble gum motif appears throughout scenes dominated by a cheery palette of pinks in all shades. In an author’s note, Siquiera describes her Brazilian heritage and being part of a multicultural Cuban and Brazilian family, which may explain some more regionally distinct terms that are slightly different from Cuban Spanish (figuritas meaning trading cards instead of action figures, pis meaning pee). Both versions are easy, humorous reads, perfect for kids having a difficult time separating from their family, and the story ends on a loving final image: sisters finally separated in their own locations but still looking toward each other with love—and with matching shaved spots on their heads. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eClaudia and Monica love being sisters. They do everything together, from playing to making Brazilian pastries. But sometimes together can be too much. Little sister Monica doesn’t want to miss out on anything Claudia is doing, and her intrusive habits are feeling . . . sticky: “Following-Claudia-and-amigos-around sticky. Always-invading-games sticky.” Finally, Claudia gets the courage to tell Monica that she would like to go to her soccer game alone, but that she’ll play with Monica afterward. And, to her surprise, Monica is OK with that because she decides that she’ll go to the beach with her cousins instead. This is a great read-aloud about sibling love, conflict resolution, communication, and compromise. The boldly colored illustrations by De Castro are eye-catching and expressive as they depict the big feelings the sisters are experiencing. An author’s note explains how this story is based on Siqueira’s relationship with her own little sister as they grew up in Brazil. A helpful glossary of the Spanish words concludes. Also available in a Spanish edition, \u003ci\u003eHermana pegajosa\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eA sticky-sweet story about two sisters who love each other but sometimes need some space, from the author of If \u003ci\u003eYour Babysitter Is a Bruja\u003c\/i\u003e. Older sister Claudia has grown tired of her sister Monica tagging along with every activity she does. Monica has become a sticky sister, and Claudia is desperate to become unstuck. When an opportunity comes up for Claudia to attend a sports tournament, she thinks this might finally be her moment to be alone. But alas, no luck. Claudia tries to escape her situation by concocting various ways to stop Monica from coming along. After a mysterious mention of a bubble gum monster and lots of tears, Claudia finally is honest with her sister about what she feels, and it works—she is finally unstuck. With a smattering of Spanish, Siqueira builds a world influenced by Cuban and Brazilian culture, reminiscent of her own relationship with a sticky sister. The illustrations are boldly crafted and brightly colored in childlike cartoon style; the sisters have brown skin in slightly different hues and brown hair.VERDICT This title is one any pair of sisters can relate to and encourages being honest with familial frustrations. A recommended general purchase for picture book collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-579-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-580-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3–7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: October 28, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]"}