{"product_id":"trapped-ash-morgan-9798996721108","title":"Trapped!: Eight Fables for Curious Readers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEight fables that trust you to find the lesson yourself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBunny wants some tasty flowers. Spider just wants more flies. Squirrel is certain tomorrow's haul will make up for today's shortfall. In \u003cem\u003eTrapped!\u003c\/em\u003e, eight curious creatures chase what they want and walk straight into the invisible patterns that snare us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese aren't tidy fables with a moral bow at the end. Each story stops at the moment of being stuck and leaves the rest to you. Drawn from the systems-thinking archetypes in Peter M. Senge's \u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Discipline\u003c\/em\u003e, the tales quietly reveal the traps we fall into again and again: chasing a delayed result, treating symptoms instead of causes, lowering the bar one reasonable step at a time, escalating a rivalry no one wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-illustrated in watercolor and written for ages 4 through 104, \u003cem\u003eTrapped!\u003c\/em\u003e works as a bedtime read, a classroom spark, or a mirror for grown-ups who recognize a little too much of themselves on the page. It's also a natural fit for social-emotional learning (SEL): instead of naming feelings or handing over rules, the stories grow self-awareness, empathy, and thoughtful decision-making by letting readers recognize their own patterns in the characters. A closing afterword and a complete Facilitator's Guide-with discussion questions tiered for young children, older kids, teens, and adults-turn every fable into a conversation for families, educators, therapists, book clubs, and teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead one aloud. Sit with the silence after. Then ask the only question that matters: \u003cem\u003ehave I ever been in this story?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ash Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798996721108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wynoodle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Ash Morgan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002171236607,"sku":"9798996721108","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trapped-ash-morgan-9798996721108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}