{"product_id":"the-purloining-of-prince-oleomargarine","title":"The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eErin Twain, Mark; Stead, Philip C.; Stead\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780553523225\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDoubleday Books for Young Readers\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e160\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children's story is brought to life by \u003cb\u003ePhilip and Erin Stead, creators of\u003c\/b\u003e the Caldecott Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eA Sick Day for Amos McGee\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a hotel in Paris one evening in 1879, Mark Twain sat with his young daughters, who begged their father for a story. Twain began telling them the tale of Johnny, a poor boy in possession of some magical seeds. Later, Twain would jot down some rough notes about the story, but the tale was left unfinished . . . until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlucked from the Mark Twain archive at the University of California at Berkeley, Twain's notes now form the foundation of a fairy tale picked up over a century later. With only Twain's fragmentary script and a story that stops partway as his guide, author Philip Stead has written a tale that imagines what might have been if Twain had fully realized this work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohnny, forlorn and alone except for his pet chicken, meets a kind woman who gives him seeds that change his fortune, allowing him to speak with animals and sending him on a quest to rescue a stolen prince. In the face of a bullying tyrant king, Johnny and his animal friends come to understand that generosity, empathy, and quiet courage are gifts more precious in this world than power and gold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIlluminated by Erin Stead's graceful, humorous, and achingly poignant artwork, this is a story that reaches through time and brings us a new book from America's most legendary writer, envisioned by two of today's most important names in children's literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Doubleday Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine | Erin Twain, Mark; Stead, Philip C.; Stead | Hardcover | 9780553523225 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1772404","offer_id":49588921630872,"sku":"1772404","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/810dmAAHeyL.jpg?v=1785344686","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-purloining-of-prince-oleomargarine","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}