{"product_id":"becoming-charley-9780593429044","title":"Becoming Charley","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and an award-winning illustrator team up for a striking, modern-day take on \u003ci\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar \u003c\/i\u003ethat celebrates staying true to oneself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone is trying to teach Charley the \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e way to become a butterfly: Eat your milkweed! Think black! Think orange! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Charley's busy admiring the many beautiful things in the world. Like the swaying trees, and the tall mountains, and the turquoise sea. . . . Is there \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e a \"right\" way for Charley to become a butterfly? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung readers will see themselves in Charley--a little caterpillar with an emerging identity--in this dazzling picture book that beautifully explores the nature of self-love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelly DiPucchio is the award-winning author of several children's books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eGrace for President\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGaston\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ecalled a \"wonderfully colorful picture book.\" Kelly has been a featured author\/speaker at numerous schools, public libraries, and universities, and lives in southeastern Michigan with her family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoveis Wise is an illustrator and designer from Washington, DC. They are the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAblaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received three starred reviews, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe People Remember, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received five starred reviews and was hailed as \"powerful\" by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eLoveis's work can be found in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Google, Adobe, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. They reside in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613185216786,"sku":"9780593429044","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d0e6409-5ccd-47c1-942d-c0f563d3fc27.jpg?v=1732389218","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/becoming-charley-9780593429044","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}