{"product_id":"bog-myrtle-9781773218922","title":"Bog Myrtle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Books of 2024 lists: NYPL, \u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/em\u003e - JLG Gold Standard Selection - Moonbeam Children's Book Award Winner - Kids Indie Next Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of The Wolf Suit comes another weirdly hilarious, masterfully thought-provoking, and lushly painted early reader graphic novel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo sisters, one stubbornly cheerful (Beatrice) and one relentlessly grumpy (Magnolia), live in a drafty old house with a family of helpful spiders. When Beatrice is gifted magic yarn from a giant forest spider obsessed with sustainability named Bog Myrtle, she and the spiders set to work knitting up a perfectly warm sweater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut greedy Magnolia sees only the opportunity for profit, and quickly converts the old house into a magic sweater factory. The exhausted spiders are driven to strike, and Bog Myrtle is not pleased . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBog Myrtle\u003c\/em\u003e is a witty modern folktale that touches on themes of capitalism, environmentalism, labor rights, and being a nice person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I adore this book as much as I adore empowered spiders, poker-faced narrators, and cooperative bookstores. It's wry, whip-smart, and freaking gorgeous. Sid Sharp is a maestro of comic timing and subversion.\" --Kyo Maclear, author of \u003cem\u003eIt Began With a Page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSID SHARP\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist from Toronto who makes drawings, paintings, and comics. Their debut comic \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf Suit \u003c\/em\u003ewas a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and was featured in Best of the Year lists by the New York Public Library, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e The Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e. Sid's interests include folklore, scary stories, mysterious and unknowable things, and finding good sticks for their stick collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Annick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875010908434,"sku":"9781773218922","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3bc7f92a-f809-4581-bfd7-0eede02f223b.jpg?v=1738014132","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bog-myrtle-9781773218922","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}