{"product_id":"caps-for-sale-and-the-mindful-monkeys-9780062499882","title":"Caps for Sale and the Mindful Monkeys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and beloved Caps for Sale series by renowned illustrator Esphyr Slobodkina continues \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing \u003cem\u003eMore Caps for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e, this funny and thoughtful read-aloud is inspired by \u003cem\u003eThe Elves and the Shoemaker\u003c\/em\u003e. Here the monkeys prove to the peddler that while they may be mischievous, they can also be very helpful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose playful monkeys who wore the peddler's wares in \u003cem\u003eCaps for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e just won't leave him alone. As he walks through the streets selling his caps, the monkeys follow behind him, and as he walks back home at the end of the day, they trail along too. All in step. The peddler is tired of their trouble, but when he asks his friend Essie for advice, she thinks he should give them one more chance before deciding they're no good. So when the peddler must go out of town to attend to a sick friend, the monkeys have a surprise in store for his return, showing that they might just be more mindful than they appear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSayer, Ann Marie Mulhearn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAnn Marie Mulhearn Sayer met Esphyr Slobodkina in 1996, when she was hired to write musical narratives for \u003cem\u003eCaps for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e and other Slobodkina books. Slobodkina and Sayer became close friends, and Sayer has administrated and exhibited Slobodkina's works for over eighteen years. Using Slobodkina's original art and reflecting upon hours of conversations with her on perspective and her choices in stylization, Sayer employed great care to develop each layout as the artist herself might have done. \u003cem\u003eMore Caps for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e is based on story ideas from Slobodkina and Sayer's imagination with prior permission from Slobodkina. Through this posthumous story, Sayer awakens Slobodkina's voice. To learn more about Ann Marie visit www.CapsforSale.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlobodkina, Esphyr:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEsphyr Slobodkina\u003c\/strong\u003e (1908-2002), internationally renowned artist and author of the children's classic \u003cem\u003eCaps for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e, was among the first female American artists to explore abstraction and the first to use collage in American storybooks. She studied art in Russia and China before immigrating to the United States in 1928. She was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists group, and her work is represented in prominent museum collections across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003cem\u003eCaps for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e Slobodkina also wrote and\/or illustrated over 24 children's books. Over the decades she also completed hundreds of paintings and assemblage works that can be found in major museums in the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore her death in late 2002 Slobodkina left copious notes and illustrations for additional stories. Slobodkina encouraged her assistant and protégé Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer to carry on her storybook work after Slobodkina's death. Many of Slobodkina's story ideas and characters (including Slobodkina herself) are incorporated into the continuing \u003cem\u003eCaps for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e book series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523431731474,"sku":"9780062499882","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72549752-b245-4302-bbdd-f3338d03bfe8.jpg?v=1731147391","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/caps-for-sale-and-the-mindful-monkeys-9780062499882","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}