{"product_id":"our-incredible-library-book-and-the-wonderful-journeys-it-took","title":"Our Incredible Library Book (and the wonderful journeys it took)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA library book never stays in one house for long. Caroline Crowe's rhyming picture book follows one well-loved copy from reader to reader around a busy town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReadical Key Points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor ages 4 to 8, preschool to grade 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhyming text by Caroline Crowe, illustrated by John Joseph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn NPR Books We Love 2023 selection and a 2024 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts book, according to the publisher; a Sunshine State Young Readers Award nominee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviewed in Booklist, Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover, 36 pages, Floris Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book passes from child to child and comes back a little more worn each time, surviving a spilled drink and a read-aloud for a younger sibling along the way. The rhymes treat every loan as an outing for the book as much as for its reader. Joseph's bright, cheerful illustrations follow it through the town and show readers from many kinds of families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParents, teachers and librarians reading aloud will find rhyming couplets with a steady beat, and a story that leads easily into a first library visit or a talk about looking after borrowed books. The copy moves on after every visit, a little more worn and a little more loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author and Illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaroline Crowe spent years as a journalist before turning to children's books; \u003cem\u003eTiny Tantrum\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fairy Dogmother\u003c\/em\u003e are among them. John Joseph is a New York Times bestselling picture book illustrator whose work includes \u003cem\u003eChickens on the Loose\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDear Grandma\u003c\/em\u003e and titles in the Little Blue Truck series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New and Readical Ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReadical™ is an independent bookstore and reading-products brand built around a simple idea: books matter most when what we learn leaves the page and enters our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApply the Page. Get Readical™.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Floris Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854481113237,"sku":"NEW-ING-HB-JUV-1782507418","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/5861\/3909\/files\/57_40d7a7d8-89ab-49fd-a41b-3bba719e7e67.jpg?v=1787904182","url":"https:\/\/readical.com\/products\/our-incredible-library-book-and-the-wonderful-journeys-it-took","provider":"Readical","version":"1.0","type":"link"}