Yesterday, I went to my University's library and special collections, they did not have the book. I also checked most of the book stores in town. they also did not have it. right now, I'm holding out hope that someone might have a pdf copy or that there might be a copy nearby I can access without paying $40 to read a children's book again. if all else fails, I might buy it off Amazon.
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There some librarybsearchbthinf here in the UK that searches through all public library catalogues. Just in case there's something like this where you are. And sometimes you can ask libraries to order books (probably more difficult if, like this one, it seems out of print). I feel somewhat invested now lol
*ignore mashing typos lol
I'm going to repost my reward offer in a bit for visibility, then I'll check the public libraries in my area to see if there's a copy nearby. It seems like a collector's item, so probably hard for a library to get their hands on. I think the fact that I'm looking for a 24 year old *children's book* makes finding it even more difficult.