{"product_id":"9781609808792","title":"Arno and the Mini Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eA prescient and humorous tale of a boy's futuristic life gone haywire with the interruption of ... nature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGO BACK TO YOUR CLASS, says the MiniMachine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe brightly moving thing flutters into Arno's hand. It feels warm. Attached to a foot is a label, reading: BIRD.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo hundred years in the future, Arno's pre-programmed, machine-controlled day takes an unexpected turn when nature intercedes. Arno wakes each morning when his personalized \"MiniMachine\" tells him it's time. The MiniMachine squawks at him all day: \"Eat your Instant Mealtime,\" \"Wait for the school jet,\" \"Go to your electric tuba lesson,\" \"Do not step off the Power Path\"..... But Arno's curiosity and a little yellow bird lead Arno off his pre-programmed track. \"Go Back to Your Class!\" squawks the MiniMachine with increasing alarm. Arno's mischievousness will delight young readers. And Seymour Chwast's illustrations, including his Seuss-like mechanical inventions, are both charmingly old-fashioned and presciently futuristic. A gentle corrective to our infatuation with electronics, Arno and the MiniMachine is a sweet reminder of the joy of nature and following one's own path.","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46355963314348,"sku":"9781609808792","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/4021733482761.jpg?v=1781630343","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9781609808792","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}