{"product_id":"a-river-of-words-the-story-of-william-carlos-williams-9780802853028","title":"A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams","description":"\u003cb\u003e2009 Caldecott Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNCTE Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie's notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie's words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town  Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant's engaging prose and Melissa Sweet's stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBryant, Jen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jen Bryant has written numerous books for young readers, including Georgia's Bones and A River ofWords, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award.Her book A Splash of Red (Knopf)received the Schneider Family Book Award and theNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction. She lives inPennsylvania.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweet, Melissa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Melissa Sweet (www.melissasweet.net) hasillustrated many award winning books, including ARiver of Words (Eerdmans), a 2009 Caldecott Honorbook, and A Splash of Red (Knopf), an NCTEOrbis Pictus Award winner and a Sibert Honor book. Shealso wrote and illustrated Balloons OverBroadway (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), winner of the2012 Sibert Medal and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award.Melissa lives in Maine.","brand":"Eerdmans Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620069249298,"sku":"9780802853028","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_46fd438f-5cd9-46ea-9094-0480b8df6d74.jpg?v=1732560031","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-river-of-words-the-story-of-william-carlos-williams-9780802853028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}