{"product_id":"alexander-and-the-wind-up-mouse-9780394809144","title":"Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe beloved Caldecott Honor Book and Christopher Award winner about two unlikely friends who see each other for who they are inside.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander, the real mouse, is chased away with brooms and imperiled by mousetraps. Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wishes he could be a wind-up mouse, too. In this gentle fable about a real mouse and a mechanical one, Leo Lionni explores the magic of friendship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1969, the Caldecott Honor-winning \u003ci\u003eAlexander and the Wind-Up Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to enchant a whole new generation of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delicate fantasy about friendship, illustrated with bold, sumptuous collages.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLEO LIONNI wrote and illustrated more than 40 picture books, including four Caldecott Honor Books: \u003ci\u003eInch by Inch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwimmy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrederick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlexander and the Wind-Up Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1999 at the age of 89.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668986466578,"sku":"9780394809144","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a7c81494-11ff-4965-90b9-82899f8671d5.jpg?v=1748520149","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alexander-and-the-wind-up-mouse-9780394809144","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}