{"product_id":"cress-watercress-9781536232479","title":"Cress Watercress","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"When Maguire and illustrator Litchfield merge their creative geniuses, a spectacular woodland adventure full of quirky animal characters emerges. . . . A story that will be beloved for years to come.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGregory Maguire turns his trademark wit and wisdom to an animal adventure about growing up, moving on, and finding community. When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It's a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what's left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a menacing owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone's business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be \u003ci\u003ehome\u003c\/i\u003e? In the timeless spirit of E. B. White and \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows--\u003c\/i\u003eyet thoroughly of its time--this read-aloud and read-alone gem for animal lovers of all ages features an unforgettable cast that leaps off the page in glowing illustrations by David Litchfield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Maguire \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the incredibly popular books in the Wicked Years series, including \u003ci\u003eWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired the musical. He is also the author of several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eWhat-the-Dickens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, and \u003ci\u003eEgg \u0026amp; Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Children's Book of the Year. Gregory Maguire lives outside Boston. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Litchfield\u003c\/b\u003e started to draw when he was very young, creating comics for his older brother and sister. Since then his work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, and books and on T-shirts. His first picture book, \u003ci\u003eThe Bear and the Piano\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eRain Before Rainbows\u003c\/i\u003e by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and \u003ci\u003eWar Is Over\u003c\/i\u003e by David Almond. David Litchfield lives in England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607646474514,"sku":"9781536232479","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_131be7bf-330a-40d5-9814-9acf6468317d.jpg?v=1732311463","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cress-watercress-9781536232479","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}