[TOMT] looking for a strange book i read as a child
looking for my favorite obscure book i read as a kid.
this book was a large hardcover picture book, which must be pre-2012 but i suspect its from the 90s or 2000s. it was NOT dr seuss but had a very similar vibe, with a very unique art style that wasnt as simple as seuss'. it was about this society of these creatures (i don't remember what theyre called) and they have an aquatic variant that they pushed away from society and a flood happens and the sea-variants that were banished from society swooped in, saving everyone else and voila happily ever after. this book was always my favorite and inside the last page was a link to their shop for their toys but was way before reputable online shopping sites and thats what makes me think it may be quite old. whenever i tried to follow the link, even as a kid. nothing ever came up.
i cant exactly remember what the creatures look like but i remember they were really unique looking, unlike anything ive ever seen. i think i remember that they had chevron stripes . looking back, the story is obviously an allegory for discrimination but none of these characters were human or animal like
the only place i can imagine i got this book was a program where this guy would come and read entire the kindergarten grade a book and let us choose from a selection of books to take home.
edit: reworded for clarity :)