{"product_id":"earwig-and-the-witch-9780062075130","title":"Earwig and the Witch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I would like to declare Diana Wynne Jones an international treasure,\" proclaimed Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medalist and best-selling author. In this enchanting introduction to Diana Wynne Jones's magical and funny work, Earwig is a fearless young orphan. When she finds herself in a house of dark magic, she does whatever she can to adapt--especially if it means that she'll learn a little magic herself! A young middle grade novel by World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement‒winner Diana Wynne Jones, beautifully illustrated in black and white by Caldecott Medalist Paul O. Zelinsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot every orphan would love living at St. Morwald's Home for Children, but Earwig does. She gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it, and it's been that way since she was dropped on the orphanage doorstep as a baby. But all that changes the day Bella Yaga and the Mandrake come to St. Morwald's, disguised as foster parents. Earwig is whisked off to their mysterious house full of invisible rooms, potions, and spell books, with magic around every corner. Most children would run in terror from a house like that . . . but not Earwig. Using her own cleverness--with a lot of help from a talking cat--she decides to show the witch who's boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, Diana Wynne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIn a career spanning four decades, award-winning author Diana Wynne Jones (1934‒2011) wrote more than forty books of fantasy for young readers. Characterized by magic, multiple universes, witches and wizards--and a charismatic nine-lived enchanter--her books are filled with unlimited imagination, dazzling plots, and an effervescent sense of humor that earned her legendary status in the world of fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZelinsky, Paul O.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePaul O. Zelinsky is the illustrator of Anne Isaac's \u003cem\u003eDust Devil\u003c\/em\u003e and creator of the now-classic interactive book called \u003cem\u003eThe Wheels on the Bus\u003c\/em\u003e. His retelling of \u003cem\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the 1998 Caldecott Medal. \u003cem\u003eRumpelstitlskin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHansel and Gretel\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSwamp Angel\u003c\/em\u003e with different authors all garnered Paul a Caldecott Honor. Since 1991 Paul O. Zelinsky has lived in the same apartment with his wife Deborah in northern Brooklyn, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647414735122,"sku":"9780062075130","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/earwig-and-the-witch-9780062075130","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}