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Emma's Rug footwear holds onto his dreams ofBy Allen Say. Emma is a gifted young artist whose most prized possession is a small, shaggy rug. When her mother accidentally puts the rug in the washing machine and destroys it, Emma is devastated because she thinks that her rug is the source of her talent and that she can no longer create. This story addresses the question of where human creativity comes from. Hardbound: 32 pp.