{"product_id":"dear-sister-9781481451437","title":"Dear Sister","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"While books on sibling rivalry abound,  \u003ci\u003eDear Sister\u003c\/i\u003e] brings freshness to the topic with McGhee's gentle humor and poignant scenarios...Dear indeed.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A meaningful look at...siblinghood and all its foibles.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do you do when you have an incredibly annoying little sister? Write her letters telling her so, of course  From \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Alison McGhee comes a wickedly funny, illustrated, heartwarming, and searingly honest collection of letters from an older brother to his little sister.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhininess, annoyingness, afraid of the darkness, refusal to eat lima beans, and pulling brother's hair. These are the criteria on which little sisters are graded. Inspired by the notes Alison McGhee's own kids would write each other, this heavily illustrated collection of letters and messages from an older brother to his little sister reveal the special love--or, at the very least, tolerance--siblings have for each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlison McGhee is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSomeday\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eDear Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat I Leave Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pablo and Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere We Are\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaybe a Fox \u003c\/i\u003ewith Kathi Appelt, \u003ci\u003eFirefly Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSo Many Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Bright\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Very Brave Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDear Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Bink and Gollie books. Her other children's books include \u003ci\u003eAll Rivers Flow to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountdown to Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnap!\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Laguna Beach, California. You can visit her at AlisonMcGhee.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Bluhm is an Academy Award-winning artist who worked with William Joyce on \u003ci\u003eThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore\u003c\/i\u003e. He's also a character designer, animator, and recovering theme park caricaturist. He lives in Louisiana. Visit him at JoeBluhm.Blogspot.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50634862625042,"sku":"9781481451437","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63567cd9-2e6c-43b3-93bd-0975699591c4.jpg?v=1732823558","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dear-sister-9781481451437","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}