{"product_id":"alma-and-the-beast-9780735263963","title":"Alma and the Beast","description":"\u003cb\u003eAlma's beautiful, hairy world is turned upside down by the arrival of a stranger. From the utterly original imagination of the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eOoko\u003c\/i\u003e comes a story about celebrating differences and making new friends. For fans of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWild.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlma lives happily in her hairy world, where she can braid the trees, comb the grass, pet the roof and feed her plumpooshkie butterfly. Until one day . . . a hairless, button-nosed beast appears in the garden  At first Alma is scared but when she realizes the beast is lost and misses her hairless home, Alma offers to help her find her way back. As the two take a fantastical journey through the red-headed woods and the bearded mushroom glen to the beast's bald abode, they discover that they are much more alike than different. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis quirky and charming story about friendship, empathy and perspective invites readers into a surreal, fantastical world that evokes \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Wild Things Are\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lorax\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eESMÉ SHAPIRO\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Laurel Canyon, California and Ontario, Canada. Currently she and her dog, Chebini Brown, split their time between Brooklyn and New York's Hudson Valley. A graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design, Esmé is a past recipient of both the Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship and The SILA West 53 Gold Award-Phillip Hayes Scholarship. She has previously written and illustrated \u003ci\u003eOoko\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in 2016, and has illustrated \u003ci\u003eYak and Dove\u003c\/i\u003e by Kyo Maclear and \u003ci\u003eEliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e by Margaret McNamara. She has exhibited at The Society of Illustrators, and her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eTaproot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlansponsor\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. Connect with her online at esmeshapiroillustration.com, on Twitter and Instagram @esmeshapiro.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327633428754,"sku":"9780735263963","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f818521-65c9-494a-8853-18f0e3bd9ee0.jpg?v=1727717576","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alma-and-the-beast-9780735263963","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}