{"id":1761,"date":"2026-10-29T22:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjbartels.com\/kidsbooks\/?page_id=1761"},"modified":"2026-10-31T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T15:03:10","slug":"pip-and-the-upside-down-sky-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cjbartels.com\/kidsbooks\/pip-and-the-upside-down-sky-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pip and the Upside-Down Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(174,186,193,0.22)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 60%|gcid-2a386b1e-9149-40c6-b24d-5e9fedecf039 60%&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; use_background_color_gradient_tablet=&#8221;on&#8221; use_background_color_gradient_phone=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction_tablet=&#8221;180deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops_tablet=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 60%|gcid-2a386b1e-9149-40c6-b24d-5e9fedecf039 60%&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops_phone=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 60%|gcid-2a386b1e-9149-40c6-b24d-5e9fedecf039 60%&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-545c17f1-4e53-478d-9e2b-03daafc524a2%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;36px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;The Woodland Collection &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;d3d01d0a-be71-4977-bc11-70ecd3da49ef&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Inter|700||on|||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#a05300&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; title_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||10px||false|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;13px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;12px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-880c38f1-a6fc-40a7-920b-f6027d5f269c%22:%91%22title_text_color%22%93}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;By Minnesota Author \u2013 C. 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