{"product_id":"baseball-bats-for-christmas-9781773219721","title":"Baseball Bats for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrate the 35th anniversary of this beloved holiday classic with a fresh edition that preserves the magic of the original story and brings it to life with stunning new illustrations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1955. Arvaarluk and his friends watch Rocky Parsons land his plane on the ice in Repulse Bay, a tiny community \"smack dab on the Arctic Circle.\" Having never seen trees before, the children try to guess what the six green spindly things are that Rocky delivers. One of the boys has a brilliant idea: why not use them as baseball bats?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Arvaarluk Kusugak is one of Canada's foremost storytellers.\u003cem\u003e Baseball Bats for Christmas \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures the warmth and cadence of his voice as he describes the close-knit life of his community and the ingenuity he and his friends demonstrated when faced with something wholly unfamiliar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning Inuk illustrator Coco Apunnguaq Lynge draws inspiration from the iconic work of Inuk artist Germaine Arnaktauyok to immerse the reader in the beauty of the Arctic landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Arvaarluk Kusugak\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Inuk storyteller who grew up in Repulse Bay, NWT (now Naujaat, Nunavut). During his childhood, his family traveled by dog sled, living a traditional Inuit lifestyle. He is the author of many picture books, including \u003ci\u003eNorthern Lights: The Soccer Trails\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe won the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature in 2008. He lives in Valhalla, Manitoba.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOCO APUNNGUAQ LYNGE\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Greenlandic-Danish Inuit artist. She utilizes her expanding knowledge of Greenland and Greenlandic culture to tell and illustrate stories. She lives in Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Annick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649013481746,"sku":"9781773219721","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f1e411e-9e1e-4df4-a8f0-85658cd0fc8a.jpg?v=1759842362","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/baseball-bats-for-christmas-9781773219721","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}