{"product_id":"hey-world-here-i-am-9780064403849","title":"Hey World, Here I Am!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ALA Notable Children's Book * Multiple starred reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging\" -- ALA \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling portrait.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny and poignant.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonest and engaging, award-winning author Jean Little's beloved \u003cem\u003eHey World, Here I Am! \u003c\/em\u003eis told in a series of poems, observations, and vignettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKate Bloomfield has got a lot to say--about school and friends and parents, about cartwheels (she can't do them), about parsnips (she won't eat them), about being alone and being herself, about life and love...even about Dave Nelson, who doesn't know she's alive. Outspoken, funny, sometimes confused but always observant, Kate is writing it all down--\"Hey World, Here I Am!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle, Jean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJean Little is the author of more than twenty-five books for children. In addition to \u003cem\u003eEmma's Magic Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, her first I Can Read Book, Ms. Little's works include the novels \u003cem\u003eLost and Found, Different Dragons, From Anna\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHey World, Here I Am, \u003c\/em\u003e illustrated by Sue Truesdell. Jean Little has always been interested in adoption, and she had a first-hand experience with it when her sister adopted two children several years ago. The family has nine pets, the most recent addition being Henry Higgins, a talking African gray parrot. Although Jean Little was born with scarred corneas that severely impair her vision, she has always loved to read and to write. She writes with a voice-activated computer and travels widely with her Seeing Eye dog, Pippa. Ms. Little lives in Ontario, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruesdell, Sue:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSue Truesdell has illustrated many children's books, including \u003cem\u003eHow to Talk to Your Dog\u003c\/em\u003e by Jean Craighead George and Betsy Byars's I Can Read! series about the adventuresome Golly Sisters. Ms. Truesdell lives in Tenafly, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409577447698,"sku":"9780064403849","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9589af6e-55dd-4902-ab28-6d482953736f.jpg?v=1729290830","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hey-world-here-i-am-9780064403849","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}