{"product_id":"enchanted-beach-9781536243628","title":"Enchanted Beach","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn her first picture book, a renowned novelist weaves a gentle environmental message into a lyrical ode to family life at the seaside through the changing seasons.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's stormy and the beach is whipped. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRidged and raked, the dune's a cliff. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwept and battered, littered, cluttered. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalm descends; we're left with gifts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCamping on the beach in summer, flying kites in autumn, combing storm-whipped sands in winter, treasure hunts in spring--here is a magnificent tribute to life by the ocean throughout the year. In a joyful story charting a family's adventures and celebrations--from New Year's to birthdays--Esther Freud's poetic text melds with Emma Chinnery's sprightly, atmospheric illustrations to captivate little ocean lovers and budding conservationists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther Freud\u003c\/b\u003e trained as an actress before writing her first novel, \u003ci\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a film starring Kate Winslet. After publishing her second novel, \u003ci\u003ePeerless Flats\u003c\/i\u003e, she was chosen as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Sea House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucky Break\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Mac and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the East Anglian Book Award for fiction. She lives in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Chinnery\u003c\/b\u003e is a British children's author and illustrator. She worked for several years as a graphic artist before her passion for children's books led her to study children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She lives in Suffolk, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51322162479378,"sku":"9781536243628","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8feb10c8-431e-4390-9ea6-ea25a21df230.jpg?v=1748603973","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/enchanted-beach-9781536243628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}