{"product_id":"a-quiet-girl-9781772781229","title":"A Quiet Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom critically acclaimed author-illustrator Peter Carnavas comes a gentle breeze of a picture book with themes of mindfulness, observation, and being present in the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary was a quiet girl. She thought quiet thoughts, stepped quiet steps, and whispered quiet words. Mary knows how to savor the small things. Wonder is everywhere: in the rustle of leaves, in the sigh of a sleeping dog, in the wingbeats of the birds who visit her upcycled feeders. But Mary's family couldn't be more different. Amidst the sound of blow-dryers, blenders, lawnmowers, and her brother's trombone, Mary goes almost unnoticed. It isn't until her family starts searching the neighborhood for her that they begin to see the world through her eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Quiet Girl\u003c\/i\u003e invites young readers (and the noisy adults in their lives) to appreciate the thousand little pleasures that surround us--if only we would notice them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarnavas, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Carnavas\u003c\/b\u003e's career as a primary school teacher inspired him to embrace his passion for children's literature. His picture book \u003ci\u003eBlue Whale Blues\u003c\/i\u003e won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award, and \u003ci\u003eMy Sister is a Superhero\u003c\/i\u003e won an Australian Book Industry Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter's first novel, won the 2018 Children's Book Award at the Queensland Literary Awards. He lives on Australia's Sunshine Coast with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pajama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493554819346,"sku":"9781772781229","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6df60c81-49da-41d9-9b75-f44d23af14ce.jpg?v=1730650905","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-quiet-girl-9781772781229","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}