{"product_id":"a-home-for-mr-emerson-9780545350884","title":"A Home for Mr. Emerson","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning creators of THOSE REBELS, JOHN \u0026amp; TOM, a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tis the good reader that makes the good book\" - Ralph Waldo Emerson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Parents' Choice Gold Award WinnerAn NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e* \"Exuberant.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review From the award-winning creators of \u003ci\u003eWhat to Do About Alice?\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a joyful portrait of an American icon and an inspiring blueprint for how to live your life.Before Ralph Waldo Emerson was a great writer, he was a city boy who longed for the broad, open fields and deep, still woods of the country, and then a young man who treasured books, ideas, and people. When he grew up and set out in the world, he wondered, could he build a life around these things he loved?This moving biography--presented with Kerley and Fotheringham's inimitable grace and style--illustrates the rewards of a life well-lived, one built around personal passions: creativity and community, nature and friendship.May it inspire you to experiment and build the life you dream of living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwin Fotheringham's stylish, award-winning illustrations have graced the pages of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He has illustrated numerous highly acclaimed nonfiction picture books, such as Barbara Kerley's \u003ci\u003eWhat to Do About Alice?\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sibert Honor Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy)\u003c\/i\u003e, a New York Public Library Best Children's Book; \u003ci\u003eThose Rebels, John \u0026amp; Tom\u003c\/i\u003e, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book; and \u003ci\u003eA Home for Mr. Emerson\u003c\/i\u003e, a NAPPA Gold Award winner; as well as younger fiction picture books, such as Pam Muñoz Ryan's \u003ci\u003eTony Baloney\u003c\/i\u003e and the eponymous beginning reader series, Jennifer Hamburg's \u003ci\u003eMonkey and Duck Quack Up!\u003c\/i\u003e, a spring 2015 Indie Favorite, and Andria Rosenbaum's \u003ci\u003eBig Sister, Little Monster\u003c\/i\u003e. Ed lives in Seattle, Washington. Visit him online at edfotheringham.com. \u003cbr\u003e Barbara Kerley is a two-time Sibert Honoree and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree whose award-winning biographies include \u003ci\u003eWhat to Do About Alice?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThose Rebels, John \u0026amp; Tom\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Home for Mr. Emerson\u003c\/i\u003e, all illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham; \u003ci\u003eTigers \u0026amp; Tea with Toppy\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Matte Stephens; and \u003ci\u003eThe Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWalt Whitman: Words for America\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Brian Selznick. Kerley's books have all been praised for their lively prose, meticulous research, and artistic presentation style. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Visit her online at barbarakerley.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662199623954,"sku":"9780545350884","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_62ae1184-94a0-44d7-ba6c-7a82c4715119.jpg?v=1733516088","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-home-for-mr-emerson-9780545350884","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}