{"product_id":"fred-stays-with-me-9780316077910","title":"Fred Stays with Me!","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poignant picture book about a young girl, who in the face of her parents' divorce, turns to the one constant in her life-her dog Fred.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sometimes I live with my mom. Sometimes I live with my dad. But Fred stays with me. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told from the point of view of a young child whose parents are divorced, \u003ci\u003eFred Stays with Me\u003c\/i\u003e follows a girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent's house to the other's, giving her a sense of continuity and stability. With a simple text and childlike language, the story expresses and addresses a child's concerns, highlights the friendship between child and pet, presents a common ground for the parents, and resolves conflict in a positive way. Tricia Tusa's charming and whimsical artwork adds a light, happy feel to this poignant--but not overly sentimental--story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Coffelt\u003c\/b\u003e is the author\/illustrator of the several picture books for Harcourt: The Dog Who Cried Woof; Good Night, Sigmund; Tom's Fish; and Dogs in Space. She began writing and painting children's books when she started a family of her own. She lives in Portland, Oregon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTricia Tusa\u003c\/b\u003e has written and illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including Mrs. Spitzer's Garden; Maebelle's Suitcase; Camilla's New Hairdo; Bunnies in My Head, which features drawings by young patients at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and our own Wing Nuts. She lives in New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647448387858,"sku":"9780316077910","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47183c34-337d-47f0-a210-d55f977e92b0.jpg?v=1734800043","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fred-stays-with-me-9780316077910","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}