{"product_id":"gorky-rises-9780374427849","title":"Gorky Rises","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne fresh and fair summer day, as soon as his parents go out, Gorky sets up his laboratory by the kitchen sink to have another try at concocting a magic potion. This time he strikes upon the missing ingredient--half a bottle of his mother's attar of roses--and he knows it's success at last.\u003cbr\u003eWhile he is waiting for the bubbly, glinting liquid to show what it can do, he heads over to Elephant Rock, \"his best spot for doing nothing.\" But on the way he stops to bask in the sun, soon falls asleep--and wakes to find himself floating in the immensely blue sky, clutching his bottle of magic.\u003cbr\u003eThere follows the most astonishing, bewildering, and bedazzling adventure a young frog could possibly have. Orbiting the globe has its ups and downs, however, and Gorky soon begins to wonder if he'll ever get back to earth. He does manage to outwit the magic; but the potion saves a last surprise until Gorky reaches Elephant Rock, just on day later than he had planned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGorky Rises\u003c\/i\u003e is a 1980 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Steig\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including \u003ci\u003eShrek!\u003c\/i\u003e, on which the DreamWorks movies are based; the Caldecott Medal-winner \u003ci\u003eSylvester and the Magic Pebble\u003c\/i\u003e; The Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Bone\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Newbury Honor Books \u003ci\u003eAbel's Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoctor De Soto\u003c\/i\u003e. Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMale\/Female\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOur Miserable Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674805539090,"sku":"9780374427849","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_453c8d5d-13ec-4476-9d1b-a65658cffc61.jpg?v=1733865943","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gorky-rises-9780374427849","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}