{"product_id":"i-want-a-boat-9780823447152","title":"I Want a Boat!","description":"\u003cb\u003eA box is never just a box when you have a vivid imagination and a couple stuffed animal friends to join you on a fantastic ocean voyage.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have a box, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI want a boat.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith nothing but spare text and a bright imagination, \u003ci\u003eI Want a Boat!\u003c\/i\u003e follows a girl as she finds a way to transform a plain old box in an ordinary room into a magical sailboat, complete with a rudder, sail, and anchor. She and her stuffed-animal friends take to the high seas, encounter raging storms, and make it to dry land, just in time for supper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning author Liz Garton Scanlon's sprightly text and candy-colored, kid-friendly illustrations by Kevan Atteberry (\u003ci\u003eGhost Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDear Beast\u003c\/i\u003e) make this a perfect read-aloud for the youngest child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiz Garton Scanlon is the author of many picture books for young readers including the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eAll the World\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Marla Frazee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKevan Atteberry has written and illustrated several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGhost Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, which Publishers Weekly called \"A comforting story of memory, longing, and hope.\" He is also the illustrator of the middle-grade series \u003ci\u003eDear Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, by Dori Hillestad Butler, \u003ci\u003eTickle Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBoogie Monster\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Seattle area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50443814863122,"sku":"9780823447152","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ffd196a5-58c1-4f48-9460-9d8caedd5a49.jpg?v=1729675824","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-want-a-boat-9780823447152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}