{"product_id":"gila-monsters-meet-you-at-the-airport-9780689713835","title":"Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport","description":"\"I live at 165 East 95th Street, and I'm going to stay here forever.\" says the young hero firmly. After all, out West nobody plays baseball because they're too busy chasing buffaloes, and you have to ride a horse to school even if you don't know how, and you can't sit down because of the cactus. But his parents are moving West, and they say he has to go, too. \u003cbr\u003eOnce there, however, the boy doesn't meet the Gila monsters he expected. And on the ride to his new home (by taxi, not horse) he discovers the West is neither as different nor as bad as he'd imagined. \u003cbr\u003eMarjorie Weinman Sharmat and Byron Barton share a keen sense of the ridiculous and a compassionate understanding of a child's anxieties. Together they have created a perceptive, exuberantly funny picture book that will have children in all parts of the country laughing away their own fears about new experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarjorie Weinman Sharmat\u003c\/b\u003e has been called \"a shining star as a storyteller\" by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly.\u003c\/i\u003e Her many popular books include \u003ci\u003eI Don't Care\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Are We Going to Do About Andrew?\u003c\/i\u003e for young children; \u003ci\u003eGriselda's New Year, Mitchell Is Moving\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSophie and Gussie\u003c\/i\u003e for beginning readers; and several novels for older children. After many years in New York State (one of them at 165 East 95th Street, New York City) she now lives in Tucson, Arizona. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eByron Barton is a creator of children's picture books. His works have received six ALA Notable Book Awards, five SLJ Best Books of the Year selections, and two Reading Rainbow picks. Prior to working in children's literature, Barton was an animator for CBS.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527170756882,"sku":"9780689713835","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ff1f23d-5189-47d2-9f84-c4c745eb6234.jpg?v=1731293317","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gila-monsters-meet-you-at-the-airport-9780689713835","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}