{"product_id":"grandpa-green-caldecott-honor-book-9781596436077","title":"Grandpa Green: (Caldecott Honor Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Caldecott Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the creator of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eIt's a Book\u003c\/i\u003e comes a Caldecott Honor-winning timeless story of family history, legacy, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. In this captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green's great-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world where memories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary trees and imagination recreates things forgotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, Lane Smith explores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love; by turns touching and whimsical, it's a stunning picture book that parents and grandparents will be sharing with children for years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has Common Core connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrandpa Green\u003c\/i\u003e is a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Picture Books title for 2011. \u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Picture Books of 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLane Smith\u003c\/b\u003e has written and illustrated a bunch of stuff, including picture books \u003ci\u003eThere Is A Tribe Of Kids\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJohn, Paul, George \u0026amp; Ben\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMadam President\u003c\/i\u003e; and middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eReturn to Augie Hobble\u003c\/i\u003e . He is the author and illustrator of 2012 Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eGrandpa Green\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eIt's a Book\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into more than 20 languages. Lane's titles with Jon Scieszka have included the Caldecott Honor-winner \u003ci\u003eThe Stinky Cheese Man\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMath Curse\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eScience Verse\u003c\/i\u003e. Lane's other high profile titles include \u003ci\u003eHooray for Diffendoofer Day!\u003c\/i\u003e by Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky;\u003ci\u003eThe Very Persistent Gappers of Frip\u003c\/i\u003e by George Saunders; \u003ci\u003eBig Plans\u003c\/i\u003e by Bob Shea; and \u003ci\u003eJames and the Giant Peach\u003c\/i\u003e by Roald Dahl. In 1996 Lane served as Conceptual Designer on the Disney film version of \u003ci\u003eJames and the Giant Peach\u003c\/i\u003e. Lane also wrote and illustrated the retro, cult favorites, \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Hocky Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country\u003c\/i\u003e. Like the Hocky family, he and book designer Molly Leach live in a little town in the country.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626106622226,"sku":"9781596436077","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86c41ba8-292f-4410-9a2d-e85f8da873f5.jpg?v=1732648583","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grandpa-green-caldecott-honor-book-9781596436077","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}