{"product_id":"king-of-the-sky-9780763695682","title":"King of the Sky","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this tale of a young boy, an old man, and a dauntless pigeon, a lyrical text and extraordinary illustrations offer a gorgeous meditation on loneliness, belonging, and home. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young Italian boy has moved to the Welsh hills with his family. He feels isolated and unhappy, a stranger in a strange land. It is only when he makes an unlikely friend, an old man who lets him fly one of his pigeons in a race, that he learns how he can belong. Nicola Davies's beautiful story -- an immigrant's tale with powerful resonance in our troubled times -- is illustrated by an artist who makes the world anew with every picture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicola Davies \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Promise, \u003c\/i\u003e also illustrated by Laura Carlin, which received a special honorable mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Award fiction category. Nicola Davies's many books for children include \u003ci\u003eOutside Your Window: A First Book of Nature, Ice Bear: In the Steps of the Polar Bear, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBig Blue Whale.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Wales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Carlin \u003c\/b\u003eis the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Promise\u003c\/i\u003e by Nicola Davies as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Ted Hughes, which was awarded an honorable mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Award fiction category. Her artwork has been featured in \u003ci\u003eVogue, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50498144600338,"sku":"9780763695682","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2303bf4d-7cbe-4b53-804c-25e2afd2ef1a.jpg?v=1730727668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-of-the-sky-9780763695682","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}