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Graced with exquisite black-and-white illustrations by Sophie Blackall, this timeless story of a girl and her father will make you believe in the impossible.","brand":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45016490573996,"sku":"9781536225525","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/9781536225525.jpg?v=1763580057"},{"product_id":"ferris","title":"Ferris","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"DiCamillo's gift for conveying an entire person and world in a few brushstrokes of storytelling provides depth and quiet magic to this account of an eventful summer. . . . Tenderly resonant and memorable.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris's grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which seems like an alarming omen given that she is also feeling unwell. But the ghost is not there to usher Charisse to the Great Beyond. Rather, she has other plans--wild, impractical, illuminating plans. How can Ferris satisfy a specter with Pinky terrorizing the town, Uncle Ted sending Ferris to spy on her aunt, and her father battling an invasion of raccoons? As Charisse likes to say, \"Every good story is a love story,\" and Kate DiCamillo has written one for the ages: emotionally resonant and healing, showing the two-time Newbery Medalist at her most playful, universal, and profound.","brand":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45016490672300,"sku":"9781536241860","price":5.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/9781536241860.jpg?v=1763580057"},{"product_id":"9781536214352","title":"Because Of Winn Dixie PB","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic heartwarming tale from Kate DiCamillo—now with an afterword from the beloved author, reflecting on twenty years in print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries—and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. This updated edition of Kate DiCamillo’s classic novel invites readers to make themselves at home—whether they’re experiencing the book for the first time or returning to an old favorite.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355990380716,"sku":"9781536214352","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/26393663482734.jpg?v=1781630890"},{"product_id":"9781536244380","title":"Hotel Balzaar PB","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"DiCamillo showcases the capacity for storytelling to soothe and inspire hope in a pithy, nuanced tale peppered with gentle humor and enduring grace.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the Hotel Balzaar, Marta's mother rises before the sun, puts on her uniform, and instructs Marta to roam as she will but \u003ci\u003equietly\u003c\/i\u003e, invisibly--like a little mouse. 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Setting out from their super-deluxe tree house and powered by plenty of peanut butter (for Bink) and pancakes (for Gollie), they share three comical adventures involving painfully bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion. Full of quick-witted repartee, this brainchild of Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and award-winning author Alison McGhee is a hilarious ode to exuberance and camaraderie, imagination and adventure, brought to life through the delightfully kinetic images of Tony Fucile.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355998539948,"sku":"9780763659547","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/24437863482459.jpg?v=1781631126"},{"product_id":"9780064400558","title":"Charlotte's Web-PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e Sixty years ago, on October 15, 1952, E.B. 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